Declaring the Excellence of Love
தோழியிடம் தன் நெஞ்சில் பூத்த காதலின் ஆழத்தைப் பகிர்ந்துகொள்ளுதல். — Confiding the depth of her boundless affection to her companion.
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karumaṇiyiṟ pāvāynī pōtāyām vīḻun / tirunutaṟ killai yiṭam.
“For her with beauteous brow, the maid I love, there place is none; / To give her image room, O pupil of mine eye, begone!”
“O thou Image in the pupil of mine eye! Leave and give room to the fair one that I love, for there is no other abode that is worthy of her.”
Depart, pupil of my eye, that my fair-browed beloved may have room to dwell there.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
கருமணியிற் பாவாய் நீபோதாய்= என்கண்ணின் கருமணியின்கண் உறையும் பாவாய், நீ அங்குநின்றும் போதருவாயாக; யாம் வீழும் திருநுதற்கு இடம் இல்லை= போதராது இருத்தியாயின், எம்மால் விரும்பப்பட்ட திருநுதலை உடையாட்கு இருக்க இடம் இல்லையாம்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Depart, image in my eye's pupil, so my beloved with the lovely forehead may dwell there without lack of room.