Setting Reserve Aside
மடலேறுதல்: காதலின் ஆற்றாமை மிகுதியால் நாணம் துறந்து ஊரறிய அறிவிக்கத் துணிதல். — The desperate resolve to mount the palmyra chariot (மடல்), abandoning false modesty.
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nōṉā vuṭampu muyiru maṭalēṟu / nāṇiṉai nīkki niṟuttu.
“My body and my soul, that can no more endure, / Will lay reserve aside, and mount the 'horse of palm'.”
“Body and soul cannot support this anguish and have consented to ride the palm: they have trampled down all shame.”
Unable to bear this torment, my body and soul discard all modesty to mount the horse.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நோனா உடம்பும் உயிரும் மடல் ஏறும்= அவ்வருத்தத்தினைப் பொறாத உடம்பும் உயிரும் அதற்கு ஏமமாய மடன்மாவினை ஊரக் கருதாநின்றன; நாணினை நீக்கி நிறுத்து= அதனை விலக்குவதாய நாணினை அகற்றி.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Unable to bear this crushing ache of love, my body and soul cast aside all restraining modesty to mount the public palmyra horse.
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