Reserve Overcome
நாணம் எனும் கதவை உடைத்துக் கொண்டு பொங்கி எழும் காதலின் வேகத்தை உரைத்தல். — Admitting that the strong door of self-possession has been shattered by the axe of desire.
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ceṟṟavar piṉcēṟal vēṇṭi yaḷittarō / veṟṟeṉṉai yuṟṟa tuyar.
“My grief how full of grace, I pray you see! / It seeks to follow him that hateth me.”
“How thou lovest me, O Grief! Thou wantest me to follow after him who hath deserted me cruelly!”
How very gracious of it: the grief that has come upon me wants nothing except that I should go after the one who cut me off.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
செற்றவர் பின் சேறல் வேண்டி= என்னை அகன்று சென்றார் பின்னே யான் சேறலை வேண்டுதலான்; என்னை உற்ற துயர் எற்று அளித்தரோ= என்னை உற்றதுயர் எத்தன்மையது, சால நன்று, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
What kind of torment is this, that drives me to pursue the very man who abandoned me? Splendid indeed is this misery that strips away all pride!