அகநானூறு

unfading flower

have faded

even if they wilt

you are wilted

dried

wilted

they will be ruined

with the northern wind, with the cold wind

and ruining

distressing

distressed, hurt

Vanan, a small–region king who ruled in Sirukudi

a woman with a bright forehead

bright

in the sky

of the sky

with the sky

skylarks

Chera king

the Chera king

like rain

big mouth

leaping horses

with mouths

those with mouths

to become truthful

not happening

stomach

truth from the mouth

let it happen, may it happen

leaping and running

they rose up

they have become truths

we learned that it was true

happened, occurred, occurring

since it happened

wide space

to happen

coughing

spoken

truthful words

in a fitting manner

it is true

unfailing sword

dripping, flowing

jungle fowl

may it not come

he did not come

I will not come

do not come

not coming, not returning

when he has not returned

not coming

the man who has not come

since he did not come

you come

you come

combing the hair, combed the hair

being long

I will not come

lowered

like dripping

peeling

dripping

impure

with purity

and those that are pure

not hooting

arrows

like a sword

an arrow with tiny split ends

valai, scabbard fish, trichiurus haumela

for valai fish, trichiurus haumela

with valai fish, scabbard fish, trichiurus haumela

bright stripes

I will not live

she will not live

I will not live

not living

she will not live

may you live long

may you live long

banana trees, plantain trees

living

she will live

and life

living

you are living

praising

praising

those who live

to those who live

leaping

tying

tied tightly

tied tightly

in the sky

in the sky

and the sky

tied tightly

with strength

like shooting fast

emitting light

if abandoned

having mountain cracks

crack in a mountain

crack in a mountain

with the lord of the Palai thinai, i

released

do not let go

glittering rays

I will let you go

whenever they send

ordered business, commanded work

leaving

released, releasing

a woman who is allowing us to go

dried land

path on which a chariot rides

emitting, giving out

emitted flame sparks

bidding farewell

will they allow

cracked place

cracked

bulls

with bulls

uttered

he dropped, he released

those who let

like rinsing

cross beam

sky

mountain

scattered

like scattered

hitting

trembling

a man with great desire

distressed

with desire

with distress

seed

without seeding

like seeds

seeded

since I questioned, since I asked

I am asking

questioning questioned

he questioned

she questioned

if questioned, if asked

you are questioning

questioning

questioning

workers

with deeds

with deeds

sweat

to sweat

sweating

in a wide space

Viyaloor, a town that belonged to a small–region king named Nannan

like fingers

mixed

mixed

mixed

like it was spread, like they are spread

they opened, they blossomed

like it was spread

spreading

spreading

those which spread

blossomed, blossoming

it spreads

blossomed

me as a new person

new

and celebrating

a woman is with desire

desiring

desiring

with the desire

you do not desire

desiring

you desire

mixed (Pura 371–22, Pathit 66–18, Kurinji 144, Thiru 233)

rapidly

I went rapidly

rapidly

with wood

dense, thick

fearing

female artist who sings and dances

like a female artist who dances

a woman wearing splendid jewels

a victorious man

avoiding

blocking

blocking

blocking, blocked

they have blocked

we blocked

even if they block

if you block

blocking

you who is blocking

the animals

price

those who sell things

bartering

a man bearing a bow

those bearing bows

using bows for livelihood

with bows

those bearing bows

giving light

in the light of a lamp

lamp

in the light

in the light

light

since they give light

lit the lamps

with brightness, shining

they were bright

Vilangil, a town belonging to a small–region king named Kadalan

bright jewels

vilari tune

of a woodapple tree, of wood apple trees, Limonia acidissima

and woodapple fruits, Limonia acidissima

you will be ruined

it calls

ruined

those who were killed

with uproars

calling

screamed

for the edges

rim, edge

not removable

those who do not die

killing

sleep

mature, aged, ripened

that they matured

not aged

playing, played, to play

playing

playing

playing

to the festival

festival, celebration

eyes

great fame

fine meat

fine bangles

fine arrows

great wealth

great hunger

great fame

deep wound, severe wound

precious material

fine sand

sorrow

heavy rain

great benefit

desiring, loving

desirable

we desired

they desire

they desire, they like

those with desire

abundant, full

swollen

inflated

blowing

giving

blowing

to remove

removing

warriors

Veerai, a town that belonged to Thithan

was there, is there, exists

screeching sound

with whistling noise

falling

killed

it has come down

coming down

like a man who falls

died

since they fell

those who died

desirable

they do not desire

desiring

desiring