Longing for the Beloved
தன் தேரை விரைந்து செலுத்துமாறு பாகனிடம் தலைவன் உரைத்தல். — The Hero urging the charioteer to fly swifter than the wind back to his beloved.
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viṉaikalantu veṉṟīka vēntaṉ maṉaikalantu / mālai yayarkam viruntu.
“O would my king would fight, o'ercome, devide the spoil; / At home, to-night, the banquet spread should crown the toil.”
“May the prince begin the battle at once and triumph! And may I return in the evening and feast at home with my loved one!”
Let the king close with the work of war and win it; and let me reach my own house and keep the evening as a guest, with my wife beside me.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
வேந்தன் வினை கலந்து வென்று ஈக= வேந்தன் வினைசெய்தலைப் புரிந்து வெல்வானாக; மனைகலந்து மாலை விருந்து அயர்கம்= யாமும் மனைவியைச் சென்று கூடி ஆண்தை மாலைப்பொழுதிற்கு விருந்து அயர்வோமாக, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
May our king conquer in battle and triumph; and may we hasten home to embrace our beloved wife, offering a joyous feast to this brooding evening hour.
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