Tirukkurralak Kuravanci 13
English (machine translation) 13
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13.1
What is the sugarcane in hand, what are the arrows, what are you, Manmatha? / Are not this twilight sky and the sinful moon enough, Manmatha? / Manmatha, infatuated with black-kohled-eyed Rati! / If I am infatuated with Him who is mighty upon the bull mount, is the fault upon me, Manmatha?
13.2
The tiger of the southern breeze leaps from every direction, Manmatha! / Having blown the cuckoo’s horn, no food is palatable, Manmatha! / My companion who is called elder sister reviles me without shame, Manmatha; / besides her, my mother is a cruel, treacherous woman, behold, Manmatha!
13.3
Look at the well-jewelled women and the town, Manmatha! / Sleep in the eyes has become an enemy, Manmatha! / Why the fame of flowers rather than great renown, boy Manmatha? / Will you become a manly hero by waging war upon a young girl, Manmatha?
13.4
This is not long matted hair, see, it is a plait of dark locks, Manmatha! / That which came upon the forehead is not an eye, look, it is a line of vermilion, Manmatha! / He shares half His form with a woman; He belongs to the southern Aryan land, Manmatha; / go before Kuṟṟālar of our Nannakar, Manmatha!
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The female companion questions Vasantavalli
Viruttam
When the words spoken by the ruler of the seven worlds / trained the great warrior Manmatha, / while I remain your servant and friend, / may I not practice them? / O vine! O branch dripping with ripe sweetness! / O female elephant with breasts challenging the bodice! / O sole daughter to our family, / disclose your thoughts!
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Vasantavalli speaks to her female companion
Rāga: Kalyāṇi, Tāla: Cāppu
Kaṇṇis