2662. O good heart, you feel happy
that you have a large family,
an ancient lineage and other friends,
but none are permanent.
Praise the heroism of the lord
who shot arrows from his bow unceasingly
and conquered all his enemies.
That is how you will have strength.
Word by Word (WBW) meaning
(The words may be rearranged to facilitate poetry to prose conversion (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continiously to form the sentence and understand the simple meaning of those verse.)
thuṇai nāl̤ — companionship (from friends) and longevity; perum kil̤aiyum — relatives in large numbers; thol kulamum — birth in an ancient clan; suṝaththu iṇai — togetherness of relatives; nāl̤um — at all times; inbudaiththām ĕlum — even if they are sweet; kaṇai nāṇil ovāththozhil — having arrows constantly on the drawn bow (in order to protect followers), ready for action; sārngan — one who controls the bow called as sārngam; thol sīrai — ancient, auspicious qualities; nal nenjĕ — ŏh my heart, which is favourable to me; ŏvādha — without any hurdle; ūṇāga — as a food to be enjoyed; uṇ — enjoy