Follow up of "vaNdina ..." poem

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If someone can have access to a Tamil-Tamil dictionary it would help.

However, based on TRV's post some corrections are in order.

 

This is a combined post answering some of his qns as well as correcting

some errors in the meanings:

 

- uralum refers to the constant 'reeNGkaram' of bees - basically here the

constant humming of the bee species.

 

- mayilinam aalum sOlai

------ I am not sure what this means, but would like to suggest that it is

-------this: " the sOlai is so full of peacocks, it becomes them" such

-------praise is common too.

 

- koNdalmee thaNavum sOlai

- The meaning of this was in error. Rereading now I can interpret it as:

"the sOlai wherein the trees are so tall they almost embrace the clouds

laden with water droplets- the rain clouds"

 

 

- vilakki naaykku - I am afraid I have to insist how I read was right and

it means "giving food to the dogs after reserving a quantity for beggars"

 

----idumiNneerE now simply means those who give food - 'ladies with

waistline like lightning would require slight modification of the word'

 

-----I have written the verses in Adami style - I am not very sure of the

other styles wherin the Nn in thaNni and the nN in nNNni are not distinguished

-or if they are how. N is reserved for N in thaNNeer.

 

- reread the last two lines : it is miNdar paayn thuNNum sORRai

vilakkin aaykkidum.... and

not miNdarai vilakki -- truly I think reflects on the goodwill of the

people and or of the kavi's interpretation born out of a desire to see

such good deeds.

 

Vaidehi V.