Agananuru 45

Princess AdiManti, roamed in madness after losing her lover. My lover went to earn in a dreadful route. As she did, shall I roam searching him? The heroine says. The poet describes the love-sick of the heroine with some historical events he has witnessed.  

It is hot summer. The dry-seeds on the tree Ulinjil make sound as the drum music used during rope-walk-play. He is passing though such a lonely desert.

There is no water to drink. There is no people tread on the route. Tigers play happily after killing elephant.

Let me feel sorrow thinking his route. Let my beautiful complexion lose having some love-sick symptoms.

Let others murmur on my love-sick like that of the one historical event. Tidian fought against Anni and cut the Royal-tree Punnai of the latter king. The news of the event was spoken everywhere. As the news was spoken, let the murmur news may also be spread.

Let me hear the news. Let me roam in mad upon this spreading news. Let me roam as Princess AdiManti done when she lose her lover. (AdiManti is the daughter of King KariKalan. She loved AttanAtti. AttaiAtti displayed a show in the water of Cauvery river at the village Kalar. It was synchronized swimming. A girl Cauvery by name also joined with him in his show. The flood drew them away. Girl Cauvery lost her life. Male swimmer was ashore. A girl Maruti, by name, saved him and lived together with him for some time. AdiManti came searching on her lover in the hope of her lover would not die. She cried in her madness revealing her feelings. Maruti handed over her man to the princess. Without her man, Maruti didn’t live further. She fell into the sea and died.)

I am in sleepless. King VanaVaramban attacked a fort ferociously as storm. The people inside the fort were sleepless I dread. As they were at that time, I am sleepless at present. The heroine speaks.   

A poem by:  VelliVidiyar

The text is belongs to second century B.C. or earlier.  

Please refer the original text with annotation.