அகநானூறு

sounding

he held

held

attachment

separating without touching each other

shield

many

of jackfruits, Artocarpus integrifolia

of jackfruits, Artocarpus integrifolia

many

jackfruit trees, Artocarpus integrifolia

with offerings

in the mountain called Pallangundru

lizard

a woman with eyes that are like flowers with many petals

with lizards

many people

a tiger with many stripes

marble

of marble

marble

he will stay

sorrow

of the fruit

in a pond

field

due to the past

ancient words, wise words

prayed

with blame

with blame

which were ripe

fault

aged

they have ripened

off white color

Pazhaiyan, lord of Po or town

Pazhaiyan Maran, a Pandiyan king

those who sell toddy

Pavathiri town

vine, creeper

made with coral

with coral

coral

spread

spreading

have spread

oh charioteer

elephant keeper

bittermelon

in a seashore town

toothbrush tree, Salvadora persica

they are good for us

green adumpu vine, Ipomoea pes caprae (Aink 101–2)

green leaves

fresh buds

we are in the battle camp

the man in the battle camp

moss

green leaves

new jewels

Pataliputra city in northern India

songs

despite the singing

sang

singing

it will talk

wives of bards

due to the rain

oh bard

with the bard

a bard who plays a lute and sings

a bard who plays the lute and sings

beat, rhythm

like musical beats

and sound

a bard

the Pandiyan king

the Pandiyan kings

like round glass

cymbals

a female in the bard’s family

golden pathiri flower, Stereospermum chelonoides, Trumpet flower

like separated into sections

python

pot

a man with a pot

snake

of a snake, of snakes

for snakes to die

spreading

it has spread

it has spread

spreading

leaping

due to leaping

attacked

like flowing down

attacked

due to leaping

diving, jumping

Param town that belonged to Nannan

praising

praised

nurturing

Vel Pari, one of the seven great benefactors

ground

looking

lord Sivan

young bird chicks

with young ones, tortoises

looking, eying

scattering

Indian vulture, Gyps indicus

ruined top

rock, boulder

trait

Palai melody

with milk

spathe of betel palm trees

Pazhi town belonging to small–region king Nannan

to be ruined

ruined

big feet

not spreading

statue of Kolli goddess

like Kolli goddess

and the goddess painting on the wall

Pisir, a town in the Pandiya Nadu

rubbing

squeezing, wringing

with pidavam flowers

of pidavam plants

pidavam bushes, pidavam flowers, Randia genus occurs as plants and trees

female elephant

holding

holding

with a female elephant

Pittankotran was a small–region king who owned Kuthirai malai, he was under the control of Cheraman Kothai in whose army he was a commander

dead body

tangled

dead body

female pig

a female tiger’s

female wild dog

with the female wild dog

tying

tied

attachment

tying

the man who captured

the man who has seized

tying

like tied together

garland, strand

like a doe

you as a woman

with the doe

Pindan, a small–region king who was defeated by another small–region king Nannan

ball of food

like sparks

water spray

scattering

like water sprays

roaming

of jasmine flowers, Jasminum augustifolium – P.L Sami, Cananga odorata – R. Panchavarnam

men’s hair

braided hair

and behind

hair braid

again

braiding the hair

braids loosened

with braid

drinking honey

with honey

honeycomb

square–stalked vine, Vitis quadrangularis

rice that is used to foretell

of rattan, Calamus rotang

with rattan, Calamus rotang

separated, parted

separating

separating

you are separating

us leaving

separating

separated

you as one who is separating

the man who left

separation

to separate, to leave, to part

do not separate

he will not part

not leaving

not separating

you not parting, you not leaving

even if separating, even if separated

if separating, if separated

he will part, he will leave

separation

and separation

behind, after

mountain

bright

stranger

appearing

the birth

others

another woman

he is with another woman

turning upside down

it rolls

turned upside down

and those from other places

crescent moon

forehead like the crescent moon

coming behind, following

following

secreting

cracked and dropped

split, cracked

stork screeching

child

squeezed

squeezed

squeezing

failing

made the mistake

harming

since it escaped

escaped

erring, failing

will not miss

she will not survive

unfailing

and greatness

of ridge gourd vines, Luffa acutangula

of ridge gourd vines, Luffa acutangula

ridge gourd flower

peacock feather (

like peacock plumes

very young grain

desiring

spotted

face with spots

with desire

with arrogance

praised

he praised

with food

Puhar, Kavirippoompattinam

you may go

entering

he entered

entering

entering

pushing, thrusting

entering

they enter, entering

of smoke

entered

he entered

and entering

since they entered

hitting

palm frond garland

hitting

anklets

not united

if joining

to unite

it unites

you can unite

I would have united them

union

with union

tied together

you united

united

to those who had united

and getting together

like they united

those who united

together

for being together

attaining

he will unite

union

and union

in a boat

of the wounds

caused wounds

on bushes

the son

sons

having sluice gates

door

at the door