Tiruppavai 15 · verse 488 of the four thousand
Meaning
(A conversation at the door.) "Hey, young parrot, are you still asleep?" "Don't shout at me so shrilly, ladies, I am coming." "You are clever; we have long known your sharp tongue." "You are the clever ones. Let it be my fault, then." "Come out quickly! What else is there for you to do?" "Has everyone come?" "They have; come out and count them." Come and sing the Wondrous One, who killed the mighty elephant and can wipe out the strength of His enemies.
Word by word
- ellē iḷaṅkiḷiyē
- hey, young parrot
- cil eṉṟu aḻaiyēṉmiṉ
- do not call so shrilly
- kaṭṭuraikaḷ
- sharp, clever words
- nāṉē tāṉ āyiṭuka
- let it be me, let it be my fault
- eṇṇikkoḷ
- count them yourself
- val āṉai koṉṟāṉai
- who killed the mighty elephant Kuvalayapida
- māyaṉaip
- the Wondrous One
Verse text: the word-separated e-text of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham by Project Madurai, checked verse by verse against its second edition. Meanings are simple renderings in the light of the acharyas' commentaries, written for this site, and are awaiting a scholar's review.