735 ammā ĕṉṟu ukantu azhaikkum * ārvaccŏl kel̤āte aṇi cer mārvam *
ĕṉ mārvattiṭai azhuntat tazhuvāte * muzhucāte movātu ucci **
kaimmāviṉ naṭai aṉṉa mĕṉṉaṭaiyum * kamalam pol mukamum kāṇātu *
ĕmmāṉai ĕṉ makaṉai izhantiṭṭa * izhi takaiyeṉ irukkiṉṟeṉe (6)
Simple Translation
735. Dasaratha says, “From now on
I will not hear anyone lovingly calling me “amma. ”
No more will I feel the tight embrace
of his ornamented chest on my chest.
I cannot kiss him on his forehead,
I will not be able to see his majestic walk
that is like the stride of an elephant,
I will not be able to see his lotus face anymore.
I have lost my dear one, my son.
Surely I have done terrible deeds, yet I am still alive. ”