The Distress of Her Beauty
கண்டதும் காதல்: தலைவியின் அழகைக் கண்டு வியந்து திகைத்துக் கூறுதல். — Love at first sight: Struck with wonder and awe upon beholding her divine grace.
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oṇṇutaṟ kōo uṭaintatē ñāṭpiṉu / ṇaṇṇāru muṭkumeṉ pīṭu.
“Ah! woe is me! my might, That awed my foemen in the fight, / By lustre of that beaming brow Borne down, lies broken now!”
“Is it by her fair forehead that my manhood is overcome, the manhood that causeth to tremble even those that have not faced me on the battlefield?”
My warrior pride that terrified unseen foes has crumbled before her radiant forehead.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
ஞாட்பினுள் நண்ணாரும் உட்கும் என் பீடு= போர்க்களத்து வந்து நேராத பகைவரும் நேர்ந்தார்வாய்க் கேட்டு அஞ்சுதற்கு ஏதுவாய என் வலி; ஒண்ணுதற்கு உடைந்ததே= இம் மாதரது ஒள்ளிய நுதல் ஒன்றற்குமே அழிந்துவிட்டது.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
My formidable warrior pride, which once made distant enemies tremble merely upon hearing of it, has shattered completely before the bright forehead of this maiden.