அகநானூறு

in the mountain

rocks, boulders

not having learned music

on stones

breaking stones

of a dance arena

king Kalankaykkanni Narmudicheral

in all the fields

veriyattam ground

a field worker

salty land

saline land

in all the saline lands

as a witness

crab

Corinda tree fruits, Bengal Currant fruits, Carissa spinarum

and Bengal currant fruits, Corinda fruits

made with clay

getting happy due to alcohol

bull elephant, male elephant

ruining male elephants, ruining bull elephants

and male elephants, and bull elephants

with a male elephant, with male elephants

like a male elephant

of a male elephant, of male elephants

with male elephants, with a male elephant

weed

to remove

to remove

like how he removed

removed

removed

a woman who removed

the way to get rid

to weed, to get rid

to remove

those who remove

leaving

bee

oh woman with bee–swarming hair

Euphorbia Tirucalli

with liquor, with toddy

Kallil, a town belonging to the small–region king Aviyan

and liquor

Kallur town

with liquor

thief

robbers, thieves, bandits

of molucca beans Caesalpinia crista seeds

Caesalpinia crista seeds, Molucca beans

removed

you will not chide

it does not state firmly

roaring

she talks badly

uttering harsh words

a man wearing warrior anklets

removed, loosened

washed

Kazhar, a town belonging to Mathi

due to washing

may it pass

in the salt pans

you left

to go

removed

removing

for leaving

he spent time

them getting lost

as though they died

it has passed

passed

for the man who went

they will leave

due to losing

very great

removing

much, greatly

not passing

she did not remove

even if we pass

leaving

and the backwaters

to leave

losing

removing

washed

rods used to control cattle, two rods joined at an angle and thrown round the horns of a cow to control it

with eagles

on a tall platform

on a tall platform

tall platform

donkey

having necks

waterlily blossoms, red

Kazhumalam, a town in the Chera country

a battlefield in Kazhumalam where Perumpoon Chenni won a battle against a Chera king

to wash

Kazhuvul, a small–region king

bamboo

like a bamboo horn

forked

on a tree branch

using a catapult

slingshot

to take

yak

like the fan used by royalty

forked

seized

surrounded

surrounding

tree trunk with forks

with a fork, with forks

elephant food

to be embraced

embracing

thigh

turned upside down

generous hand of a donor, charitable hand of a donor

attaining beauty, becoming beautiful

attained beauty

attained beauty

bending

Kaviram, a mountain in king Ay’s country

Indian coral tree, Erythrina indica

bent

bent, bending

Kavuriyar, the Pandiyan kings

with cheeks

cheek

embracing

embraced

cracked, broken

he embraced

bit

biting

tender sesame pods

due to gossip

crow

the round gold pieces

round coins, round pieces

portia tree, Thespesia populnea

of a portia tree, Thespesia populnea

forest, woods

and forest

the man who is knowledgeable

with intelligence

of the forest

to show

seeing

seen

not seeing

won’t we see

if seen

did you see

those who see

seeing

I will not see

let us see

let us see

since you saw

seeing

you look

did you see

lovely to see

worthy to see

whenever seen

to see

to see

beautifully

sweet to behold

we have love

a very loving woman

with affection

and love

with love

lover

ears

malabar glory lily blossoms

in the forest

the forest

huge port with beautiful a seaside grove

and the seashore

a forest dweller

forest dwellers

fragrance

of the forest river

giving

protecting

with protection

protection

and protection

of love

with love

Kamur, a town belonging to the small–region king Kazhuvul

of coral stems

bamboo

with bamboo

with unripe fruits

dried grass

not burning

fruit

since it burned

heating

heated

buffalo

poison

and the clouds

whetstone maker

for the rain

wind

time

with the feet

with the wind

from the lower part of the trunk

with the trait

the hero of the wasteland

for the young man

with the young man

washermen

guard

guard

red waterlilies

with groves

with red waterlilies

Kaveri river, Kaviri river

in the grove

lying in bed

was there, were there

being in hunger

those who had died

placed

male goat

a kind of drum

like a kinai drum

anklets

to be bright

having chased away

like rising up

like how it rose up

to be bright

word

a man who speaks

and words

with words

parrot

for parrots to dive down

and parrot

flower cluster

spread

relative

relatives

bringing the flock

digging up

with branches, branched

scratching

with relatives

with relatives

Killi, a title for Chozha kings

Killivalavan, a Chozha king

parrot

the parrot

of the tubers of lotus, of lotus roots

tubers, yams

a woman

right, privilege

torn

torn

like torn

tearing

tearing

broke and went, tore and went

what is below

what is down

of elephants

elephant

west

those carrying pots

Kudanadu

like Kudanadu

Kudanthai town

pot

nest

intestines

western mountain

people of Kudanadu

Kudavayil

in the west

to the family, to the clan

owl, Rock horned–owl, Bubo bengalensis

with owls, Rock horned–owl, Bubo bengalensis

with owls, Rock horned–owl, Bubo bengalensis

like the peacock’s crest

with depth

depth

Kuttuvan, a title for Chera kings

east

eastern ocean