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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aṉiccappūk kālkaḷaiyāḷ peytā ṇucuppiṟku / nalla paṭāa paṟai.
“The flowers of the sensitive plant as a girdle around her she placed; / The stems she forgot to nip off; they 'll weigh down the delicate waist.”
“She hath adorned herself with anitcha flowers but hath not removed the stems from among them: alack! her waist will be crushed beneath the weight and will presently break!”
She wore an anicham flower with its stalk; such tiny weight threatens her delicate waist.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அனிச்சப்பூக் கால் களையாள்= இவள் தன்மென்மை கருதாது அனிச்சப்பூவை முகிழ் களையாது சூடினாள்; நுசுப்பிற்கு நல்ல பறை படாஅ = இனி இவள் இடைக்கு நல்ல பறைகள் ஒலியா.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
She tucked an anicham blossom into her hair without snapping its stalk; forgetting her own fragile grace, even that tiny weight threatens to overwhelm her slender waist.