One Word Many Meanings

Each Classical Tamil word has many possible meanings

Because in incantation languages like Classical Tamil, each word has many possible meanings to it, with mind humbly invoking Lord Siva's Grace, we just have to look into the classical Tamil dictionary for the meaning of each word in a Tirumantiram verse that yields a coherent and wholesome meaning.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Tirumantiram 153 - Tantra 1 - Even powerful men die, just like any one normally

நாட்டுக்கு நாயகன் நம்மூர்த் தலைமகன்
காட்டுச் சிவிகை ஒன்றேறி கடைமுறை
நாட்டார்கள் பின்செல்ல முன்னே பறைகொட்ட
நாட்டுக்கு நம்பி நடக்கின்றவாறே.  153.

Literal Translation
1  Place-to (the-)Head  Our-Town('s) Chieftain
2  Reminding cot-abiding-vehicle one-ascending last-time
3  Place-residents behind-going front-in trumpet-blowing
4  Ground (cremation/burial) - to men-among-special going-nature. 153.

Lucid Translation
1  Head (man) of the (residing) place (and) Chieftain of the town,
2  Ascending for the last time on to one cot-abiding-vehicle reminding (of death impending for all),
3  With residents (of the place where he used to reside) going behind (and) trumpets blowing in front,
4  This is the nature of the special-among-men going to (cremation/burial) ground !!!

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