Praising Her Beauty
அணிநலம்: தலைவியின் கூந்தல், முகம், விழிகளின் இயற்கை அழகை மலர்களோடு ஒப்பிட்டுப் புகழ்தல். — Poetic praise comparing her delicate eyes, smile, and beauty to blossoms and the moon.
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muṟimēṉi mutta muṟuval veṟināṟṟam / vēluṇkaṇ vēyttō ḷavaṭku.
“As tender shoot her frame; teeth, pearls; around her odours blend; / Darts are the eyes of her whose shoulders like the bambu bend.”
“Her arm is as the bamboo; her body is as the tender leaf; her smile is a very pearl; the sweetest of odours is in her breath; and her eye is piercing as the lance.”
Her skin is like a tender shoot, teeth like pearls, scent pure fragrance, and eyes like spears.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
வேய்த்தோளவட்கு= வேய்போலும் தோளினை உடையவட்கு; மேனிமுறி= நிறம் தளிர்நிறமாய் இருக்கும்; முறுவல் முத்தம்= பல்லு முத்தமாயிருக்கும்; நாற்றம் வெறி= இயல்பாய நாற்றம் நறுநாற்றமாயிருக்கும்; உண்கண் வேல்= உண்கண்கள் வேலாயிருக்கும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
For this maiden of bamboo-slender shoulders, her complexion resembles a fresh shoot, her teeth are pearls, her natural breath is pure fragrance, and her kohl-rimmed eyes are piercing spears.