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Kvirippmpa i au peru vaika mcuvi maka kvala. Iva kalaiyuarvum, vaiyrkku

uavum apapum mikkava. Kvirippmpa iaup peruvaika mykai makal ka a
ki. Ival
irumakal pa aakum,aakiya pekal pum perukuacciappum, kapuiamum ko aval .
Ivviruvarum maaiyaam p u, ipuu vaar.
Kvala alaraci maviyai virumpik ka a
kiyai vi up piri. Ava mavi illaily aki a
celvaaiyellm ia. Mavi iira vivil kal varip p alaip p il . P ali porul ai avakapp
puriu ko a kvala, maviyai vi up piri, piriava a maaivi ka akiyi am ce. T
iaa celvaai a e i.Vaikam ceyaporu uk ka a
kiyu a mauraikkuc ce. Avarkal ukku
vaiuaiykak kavuiya ikal eum camaa uavi cer.Avar,maurai akarppuail mari eum
i aikkula m iyi am avviruvaraiyum a aikkalappa uir. Kvala cilampu viu vara maurai akarak
ka a
i vikkkuc ce. Vilai maippaa kcilampu oaik kvala vipaaip p i ya maai
pokolla ai.
P imviyi kcilampaik kal av iya pokolla, poyya paiyaik kvala ml cumai. Aaai
rayu pra maa avaaik kou, cilampaik koarka eu aiyi . Kvala kolai ceyappa a
ceyiyai mari mlam aia ka aki; peruuyarul . Aval a kaava kal va alla epaai
maaukkum ulakrkkum uara e il . Maai aumaiy u, vyikvala, ka a
kiyai p iya
maai am aaiuc ce. Maa ka akiyai kki" roukum kakal u
a em'mu vau ikum
, yr?" Ea viavi. Ka aki maaai kki, "ryu i vaaka maa! Ui am kuvau
oo u ea uraikka o akil . "Puvi upaaip pkkiya cipi maaum a aramaai mai
oliaaik k up pacuvi uyar aiu a oppaa makaaiy rccakkaraili uk koa mauic
caum va, perumpukau a
iya pukar akaram, y piaa r. Appukr akaril paiyilla
ciappiaiyu aiya pukamikka ku iyil iya mcauv makaai maam puri. Vrakkaalaia
maa! viaip payal vvaakkka i maurai akaraiku vau, e k cilampi ai vi ka
muyau, ul kolai ceyyappa a kvala maaivi, . Ka aki epau e peyar" eu kil .
P iya maa ka akiyi am" kal vaaik kolai ceyal ko uklau. Auv araca i eu ki.
Aakuk ka aki"aaeiyil cella araca! E kcilampu, mikkap paralkal a
ik ko au" el . Aaku
araca" kiyau, alla! Em'mu aic cilampi paralkal muukal " e. Kvalai amiruu
kaippaiya cilampai aruviu, aval mu vai.Vaia accilampaiaik ka a
ki e uu ki u a
il .
Ailiruu vel ippa a mikkapparal ou p iya maai ua ilpa u eiau. Am'mikkap
paralkal a
ik ka a p iya maa vua ku aiyay, crvua ceklay, "po oil ceyyum kollai
poyyurai k u
ik kkkum
, aaei avaiya, 'araca! N kal v a. Aaavau ku i makkal a
omaiy ci e mual avaiyau. E vl aiya um" eav mayaki v. Maai maaivi
ul l akalaki, u al a u
ki,kaavaai iaa makal i rkku, evviailum ual ka iyalu eu ki a
kaavai iruva ikal a
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Kaaki tami kviya Silapathikaram (100-300 CE) maiya pttiram viakum oru
paamperum tami pe uatu. Katai kaaki nakaram tiuvatil mlam, avaratu
kaavar kvala mtu tiikkappaa oru tavaa maraa taaai, maturai piya
ki paitrttukkor epatai vivarittur.
Kannagi is a legendary Tamil woman who forms the central character of the Tamil
epic Silapathikaram (100-300 CE). The story relates how Kannagi took revenge on
Pandyan King of Madurai, for a mistaken death penalty imposed on her husband
Kovalan, by cursing the city.
Kovalan was the son of a wealthy merchant in Kaveripattinam who married Kannagi.
Kovalan met a dancer Madhavi and fell in love with her which prompted him to
spend all his wealth on the dancer. At last, penniless, Kovalan realised his mistake
and returned to Kannagi. Kovalan hoped to recoup his fortunes by trade in Madurai
with the capital earned from selling the precious anklets of Kannagi.

Madurai was ruled by Pandya king Nedunj Cheliyan I. When Kovalan intended to sell
the anklets, it was mistaken for a stolen anklet of the queen. Kovalan was accused
of having stolen the anklet and was immediately beheaded by the king without trial.
When Kannagi was informed of this, she became furious, and set out to prove her
husband's innocence to the king.

Kannagi came to the king's court, broke open the anklet seized from Kovalan and
showed that it contained rubies, as opposed to the queen's anklets which contained
pearls. Realizing the fault, the king ended his own life having failed to deliver
justice. Kannagi uttered a curse that the entire city of Madurai be burnt. The capital
city of Pandyas was set ablaze resulting in huge losses. However, at the request of
Goddess Meenakshi, she calmed down and later, attained salvation. The story forms
the crux of Silapathikaram written by poet Ilango Adigal.
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Kvala kaaki tirumaam yr kvrippaaam oru paakkra viypriyi maka
iruntatu. Kvala oru naaa mtavi cantittatu maum naaa aaittu avaratu
celvam celavia avarai tiyatu avaratu ktalittu. Kaaiciyka, poruaa, kvala
tavaai uarntu kaaki tirumpir. Kvala kaaki vilaimatippaa kolucai viu
camptitta mlataam maturai varttaka mlam avaratu varuklattai uceyvataku
nampir.

Kvala kolucu vika tiamiappaatu ptu maturai piya maa Nedunj umai
mutalm appaa, atu ri oru tiruappaa cilampil tavaka. Kvala cilampu
tiruivia maum uaaiyka vicraai illmal rj talai tuikkappau kolai
ceyyappar kuam cappar. Kaaki inta aivikkappaaptu, ava kpam,
maum rj kaavar kuamaavar eu nirpikka avu amaikka.

Kaaki, rjvi ntimaattiku vantatu kvala iruntu kaippaappaa cilampil

uaittu maum muttu koa riyi kolucu etirka atu, mikkaka koiruntatu
eu kiyatu. Tavau uarntu, rj taatu conta vkkaiyil nti vaakat tavaiyatu
nilaiyil muivaaintatu. Kaaki maturai nakaram muuvatum erintu eu oru cpam
uccaritta. Piyari talainakara nakaram perum naaka tkkiraiykkappaatu.
Eium, tvi mci vukipai, ava cntamkivi maum piar, mukti
pea. Katai kaviar iak aikai eutiya Silapathikaram amcama
amaittirukkiatu.