அகநானூறு

east

nature

nature

to the east

to the east

drum stick

short

Kuthirai Mountain

granary

pierced

the mountains

kundri seed, Abrus precatoris

like a mountain

reduced

in the mountain

in the mountains

like heaps

chest

tiger with sickle–shaped stripes

created

like bored into, like drilled into

making holes, pricking

and the Asian koel bird

with cuckoos, Asian koel bird, Eudynamys scolopaceus

cuckoo, Asian koel bird, Eudynamys scolopaceus

being bent

monkey

hut

like a hut

with sounds

and clusters

of kuravam trees, webera corymbosa

of bottle flower tree, webera corymbosa

bottle flower tree, webera corymbosa

dance performed by girls and women

with owls

small bird

like herons/egrets/storks

pith of an elephant’s tusk

with herons/with egrets/with storks

with blood

tender fronds

of kuruntham trees, wild orange tree, citrus indica

with wild orange flowers

fungus combs in termite mounds

small fruit of coconut or palmyra palm

tiger cub

hen clucking

barking

with thighs

on a thigh

thigh

a woman who lives in the mountain

a mountain dweller

mountain dwellers

kurinji flower, Strobilanthes Kunthiana

indicated

like the intention

facing

intention

and short

not indicating

coming for the tryst

to come near, getting close

approaching, coming near

he approached, he went close

I went close

she approached, she went close

coming back

Kurukkai, a place where Anni and Thithiyan fought

walking with small steps

small fox

water clock

young women

Hare constellation

in a forest village

king who owns forts

from the forest village

in a fort

forest fort

while pounding

cutting

reduced

reduced

those who have less

not reduced in quantity

to be ruined

on behalf

those who do not have

plucked

and plucking

bent

curved

curved

curved

in a pond

leaf, leaves

pond, lake

donkey hooves

Indian cork tree flowers, Indian tree jasmine flowers, Millingtonia hortensis

with Indian cork tree flowers, with Indian tree jasmine flowers, Millingtonia hortensis

swimming in water

a veenai–like parrot–chasing gadget that was made with bamboo

to become cold

when an owl hoots

owl hoots, owls hoot

cattle herders who play flutes

flute

human baby

with a cow’s calf

oh woman wearing ear ornaments

pit

pot

dug

became pits

in the pit

gathering, gathered

together, gathered

like how they gathered together

since it roars

they roar

Kuzhumoor, a town in the Chera kingdom

group

to the earrings

sprouted

to sprout

softened, turned mushy

sprouting

to melt

getting crushed

without crushing

with tender leaves

blue waterlily flowers

and blue waterlily flowers

lifted heads

heaped

top part pointed

sharp edges

thick

heaped, heaping

what is heaped

and cooking and heaping

calls

owl

Koodal, Madurai city

since it has not been collected

joined, together

arranged

a man who united

is it possible

being together

union

together

put together

of the grain silo, of grain silos

together

bases of a silo

they collect

of koothalam vines, of the convolvulus ipome vines, of the three–lobed nightshade vines

Convolvulus ipome vine, a three–lobed nightshade vine

of Convolvulus ipome vine, a three–lobed nightshade vine

cold season

with hair

the woman with hair

with the hair

and hair

hunch back

curved

curved

joining hands together

inviting

becoming pointed

shrunk

blossomed

very much, greatly, lot

fur

greatly, abundant

increased, abundant

greatly, abundantly

since it had increased

those who attained abundantly

sharp tip

to speak, to tell, telling, told

we will not tell

since it was said

to tell, telling, to say, saying

to tell

it does not tell

you tell me

despite you saying

what was said

you tell

you tell

you are telling

please tell me (Nat 173–10, Aink 176–4)

words that are uttered

we will tell

we will not say

Kootruvan, the god of death

gift

ghoul

short

and the hair

gruel

cuckoo singing

well

unspoiled

ruined

lost

ruining, ruined

will it be ruined

digging

digging

together, with

together, with

those who are close

flesh that is there

fault

let it hear

a woman who will hear

listening

heard

we heard

she heard

what was heard

you listen

did you listen, did you hear

whenever she hears

to listen, to hear

even if they hear

if he hears

to those who listen

pit

you listen (Nat 54–4, Pura 35–13, 161–22, 213–13, 260–8, 363–7, 366–7, Porunar 60)

you listen

with relatives

relatives

pig

holding in the hands

pandanas odoratissimus, screwpine

worshipped with palms pressed together, worshipping with palms pressed together

unable to control

stabilized

greatly

in excess, beyond control

with hands

in the hands

that it has been exposed

it is in the hands

is in the hands

those with hands

helpless

being helpless

helpless

helpless

with the trunk

offerings

charitable

with talent in the work

released from the place

I am unable to abandon

he let go of my hand

stork’s, heron’s

stork

people of the Kongu country

pollen

a mountain community woman

women from a mountain community

the woman from the mountain

a chariot decoration

cruelty, harshness

long

like a creeper

one with a flag ()

cruel man

for the harsh man

a harsh woman

and cheeks

emitting flames

gives, giving

curved backwaters

Kodungal town of the small–region king Kari

bent spears of grains – millet

curved earrings

rod with a hook on one end carried by cattle herders

a lotus bud–shaped decorative handle in a chariot

curved dam

given, gave

gave, giving

curved legs

curved honeycombs

curved thigh

cruel task, cruel business

despite giving

even if given

to the man who commanded

curved bow

Kodumudi, a small–region king

cruelty, ruthlessness

for the atrocities