2487. He says,
“O girls, you are as beautiful as the vines
in the Thiruvenkatam hills in the north where Māyon stays.
Even though I tell you how I suffer, you don’t listen.
Are your mouths as beautiful as thondai fruit?
Are you worried that if you speak,
the parrots that hear you will feel shy?
Tell me, I have done bad karmā. ”
Word by Word (WBW) meaning
(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)
māyŏn — belonging to thiruvĕngadamudaiyān (lord of thiruvĕngadam), the one with amaśing activities; vadathiruvĕngadanāda — those who are dwellers of thirumalai which is on the northern side; valli — like a creeper plant; kodigāl̤ — oh women!; nŏy — (my) disease; uraikkilum — even if mentioned; kĕtkinṛileer — you are not listening; ŏ — alas!; numadhu — your; vāyŏ — mouth?; adhu anṛi — or else; val vinaiyĕnum — me, who has the sins (to say these words); kil̤iyum — even the parrot; el̤gum — to quiver (after hearing); āyŏ — is it the sound “āyŏ”?; thoṇdaiyŏ — is it the lips which are like the reddish fruit; adum — affected (like this); uraiyīr — please tell the reason for this disease; aṛivaridhu — unable to ascertain