The friend-maid
of the lover-lady asked lover-man.
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| elephant family |
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| present view of Parambu mount of ancient King Pari பாரி பறம்பு மலையில் பனிச்சுனை - இக்காலத் தோற்றம் |
There is a vast arid land. One lion-like
beast comes to attack. Elephant’s family feels danger. The male elephant leads
them safely touching them by its trunk. It is brave. Flies are moving in its
face of lust-feeling tears.
Honey taken combs are drying in yard
of the hill-dwellers. Muttul flowers and petals of forest lily are shedding on them.
The north-wind in snow-season makes them drop.
When you are moving in such a place,
have you remember us suffering with-out your company, the friend-maid asked the
hero.
Poet Kapilan does speak truth only. Peoples
praise him for his words of actual happenings. King Pari was living with the
poet. The poet used ti get some paddy-yield from the field with the help of
some trained birds to make their food. They add some cooked water-lily flowers
for their dish. This kind of food habit they used while their mount-capital was
seized by three monarchs of Tamil country. The seizing period continued for
years together. Even though, King Pari drove away the enemies fighting with his
sward mounting on horse. He is a philanthropist.
There was a spring-pond with water lilies
on the capital-hill of King. You know, my lord, the fore-head of your lover
smells with fragrant like that of the water-lily flower in the king’s pond. Have
you recall the smell any time while you are far away from her company, the
friend-maid asked the hero.
A
poem by: Nakkiranar of Madurai
The text is belongs to second century
B.C. or earlier.
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