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The poetry written by Andal - Vaaranam Aayiram - has 10 stanzas. It is sung during Vaishnavite marriages during Nalangu ritual. The bride and the groom roll coconuts smeared with turmeric to and fro on a mat. (may be those days, young kids were married and so playing to keep their attention
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could it have been a loan word from sanskrit...?? because i think one of the synonymous meanings of elephant in sanskrit is ' vaaran'...
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I always wonder, in coming years how could we make future generation even to understand meaning of litterature. Valour is lost in lost generation and Kavya Kadhal we lost in this generation. is it correct Tamil has lost all its relevance in todays world?
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மதம் மனிதனை மிருகம் ஆக்கும். சாதி அவனை சாக்கடையாக்கும்- ஈ வெ ரா Last edited by jaish; June 9th, 2012 at 07:05 PM. |
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Can we have new thread for Tamil Literature alone? am sure it will be hit as TNAA.. but you know the "server" space situation... Tholkappiyam to "nenjukku needhi" varai pesalam.ofcourse only on the contents and not on the author
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There is a thread already where such things are discussed, just that it is in a remote place. ![]() http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1034325 |
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yea. this thread is for tamil lessons.. what i was suggesting is for tamil literature. neverthless, it may not be required here, as lot of miscellaneous here already.
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When I was growing up, we started consuming wheat for a short time because we couldn't afford rice- because of shortage of rice and the resultant steep price hike. Last edited by Arasu; June 9th, 2012 at 11:37 PM. |
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There is a poem (by Kalamegam pulavar?) in which he asks (his wife?) for kai ma (handful of flour) but she gets kaima (an elephant), instead. Can someone post that poem? Last edited by Arasu; June 9th, 2012 at 11:39 PM. |
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Arasu, couldn't find the one you referred. But found this, this has more reference to elephant..’இம்பர்வான் எல்லை இராமனையே பாடி என்கொணர்ந்தாய் பாணா?’ என்றாள் பாணி, ’வம்பதாம் களபம்’ என்றேன், ‘பூசும்’ என்றாள். ‘மாதங்கம்’ என்றேன், ‘யாம் வாழ்ந்தேம்’ என்றாள். ’பம்பு சீர் வேழம்’ என்றேன். ‘தின்னும்’ என்றாள். ‘பகடு’ என்றேன், ‘உழும்’ என்றாள், பழனம் தன்னை ‘கம்ப மா’ என்றேன், ‘நல் களியாம்’ என்றாள். ‘கைம்மா’ என்றேன், சும்மா கலங்கினாளே! நூல்: தனிப்பாடல் பாடியவர்: வீரராகவ முதலியார் முன்கதை ஒரு பாணன். அவனுடைய குடும்பம் வறுமையில் வாடுகிறது. அந்த ஊரில் இராமன் என்ற பணக்காரன் இருந்தான். அவனைச் சந்தித்துப் பாடிப் பரிசு பெற்று வரலாம் என்று இந்தப் பாணனுக்கு ஆசை. பாணனின் பாட்டு இராமனுக்கு ரொம்பப் பிடித்திருந்தது. மகிழ்ச்சியாக அவனுக்கு ஒரு யானையைப் பரிசளித்தான். அடுத்த வேளைச் சாப்பாட்டுக்கே கஷ்டப்படும் குடும்பம், யானையை வைத்துக்கொண்டு என்ன செய்யும்? தலையைச் சொறிந்தபடி வீடு திரும்புகிறான் பாணன். அங்கே… உரை மனைவி (பாணி): ‘இராமன் என்கிற வள்ளலின் புகழ் பூமியெங்கும் வானமெங்கும் பரந்திருப்பதாகச் சொல்வார்கள், அப்படிப்பட்ட இராமனைச் சந்தித்துப் பாடச் சென்றாயே, அங்கே என்ன நடந்தது? என்ன பரிசு பெற்றுவந்தாய்? எங்களூக்கு என்ன கொண்டுவந்தாய்? பாணன்: வம்பதாம் களபம் (கயிறு அணிந்த யானை) பாணி: ஓ, வாசனை உடைய சந்தனத்தைப் பெற்றுக்கொண்டுவந்தாயா? நல்லது, அதை நீயே பூசிக்கொள்! பாணன்: சந்தனம் இல்லை, மாதங்கம் (யானை) பாணி: ஓ, மா தங்கம், உயர்ந்த தங்கத்தைப் பரிசாகப் பெற்றுவந்தாயா? இனி நம் துன்பம் தீர்ந்தது, நாம் மகிழ்ச்சியாக வாழலாம் பாணன்: தங்கம் இல்லை, பம்பு சீர் வேழம் (நிறையப் புகழ் உடைய யானை) பாணி: ஓ, செழிப்பான கரும்புதான் பரிசாகக் கிடைத்ததா? சரி, அதைக் கொண்டு வா, முறித்துச் சாப்பிடலாம் பாணன்: கரும்பு இல்லை, பகடு (யானை) பாணி: ஓ, வள்ளல் உனக்கு எருமைக்கடாவைக் கொடுத்தாரோ? பரவாயில்லை, நம் வயலை உழுவதற்கு அதைப் பயன்படுத்திக்கொள்ளலாம் பாணன்: எருமை இல்லை, கம்ப மா (அசைகின்ற யானை) பாணி: ஓ, கம்ப மா, கம்பினால் செய்யப்பட்ட மாவு பரிசாகக் கிடைத்ததோ? கொண்டு வா, அதை வைத்து நல்ல களி கிண்டித் தின்னலாம் பாணன்: கம்பு மாவு இல்லை, கைம்மா (கையை உடைய விலங்கு) பாணி: அடடா, யானையா? அதை வைத்துக்கொண்டு நாம் என்ன செய்வது? (கலங்கி நிற்கிறாள்) Source : http://365paa.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/186/ All these words mean Elephant (Yaanai) Kalabam Maathangam Vezham Pagadu Kamba ma Kaima Kannan sir, please move these discussions to Tamil Lessons thread if you feel appropriate. Last edited by sshivakumar; June 9th, 2012 at 11:42 PM. |
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kaliru is also meant as elephant only
Kari is also elephant. KariKalan was called because of his bravery. his strength. he was "kalan" for "kari"...
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True, but nothing wrong in commenting too
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I guess they are trying to reduce the production artificially to put the pressure on government to increase the rate or they may increase the production after price rise for better price realisation.
Its my opinion, though I cannot prove anythig scientifically Quote:
Last edited by porurgarden; June 10th, 2012 at 12:22 AM. Reason: typo |
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Rather than external factors India has to manage its fortune internally
All Diesel, Cooking gas, Kerosene and Petrol prices needs to be linked to the international prices, the subsidy for this products should go to developing infrastructure roads, Renewable energy power plants, Hitech manufacturing etc. We should put R&D efforts to see how solar power prices can be reduced to 3-4 rupees /KWH and also the improveing the battery technology (improvments in large capacity storage with smaller sizes so that all households can use this power and also in electric vehicles)That will be permanent full stop to our oil problems. |
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Prime areas turn commercial zones in Chennai
![]() The ever-bustling Ranganathan Street in T Nagar. — DC Quote:
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Thank you for posting this poem. I was referring to this poem only. I had read this when I was in middle school and it had stayed in my memory. With passage of time, my recollection was vague, and I had mixed up the story and misinterpreted the words. It gave me immense pleasure reading this poem decades later. Thank you again. BTW, how exactly did you search for this poem online? My attempts came to naught.
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Glad I could help you find, here is my search string. There are a few more that might interest you.I searched for "காளமேக புலவர் யானை" in Google..
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