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in attendance upon him. These ride with him, and keep always near him, and have great authority in the kingdom, they are called the king's trusty lieges."10
TEXT. Atti makattuttamanai nittaninai chittamê. Tavalattamarai tâtår kóvil A vaļaippôrrutum aruntami! kuritte
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Katarkula maintan Kachipanum - mêtakka 5. Maiyaru kadchi Marichiyum mandilam
Cheyya tani yalittêrônum - maiyal kûr Chintanai ávisku mușrattirutterin Maintanaiyûrnta maravênum - paintadat
Tâduturaiyil adupuliyam pulvậyum 10. Kada niruddiya korravanum - nîdiya
Makavimânantanaiyûranta mannavanap Pokapuripuranta púpatiyum - yakattu Küralariya manukkunarntu kurrukku
Têra valakkuraitta Chembianum - máralin 15. Tôdi maraliyolippa mutumakka!
Tadi pakutta tarâpatiyam - kudartam Túnkum eyil eţinta Cholanumêrkadalil Vinkunîr kil kadalil viddonum - ankup
Pilamatanir pukkuttan pêroligal Nakar 20. Kulamakalaik kaippidittakovu - mulakariyak
Kikkum chiru puravu kakka kalikúrntu Takkum tulai pukunta tûyönum - mêkkuyarak Kollum Kudakakkavadûdasuttiliyat
Tallum tirai Ponni tantônum - tellaruvich 25. Chennippuliyêriruttikkiri tirittup
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Meņkonda toņnürrin mélumiru mântu 30. Punkonda venrippuravalanan - kaņkonda
Kotilättêral kunikkuntiru manrai Katalar pon mêynta kavalanun- tütarkkâyp Paņdu pakal onțilîronpatu chiramun
Konda Malainádu kondônum-tandinâr 35. Kanka natiyum Kadaramum kaikkondu
Chinkatanattirunta Chembiyanum - Vankattai Murrum muraņadakki mummadipôyk Kaliyanam Chersa tani yanaich chévakanum -parralarai
Vêppattadu kalattu vêlanka! âyiramum 40. Koppattorn kalirrar kondônu - mappa lanůl
Pådaravat Tonn-Aranka mêyarkkup panmaniya
10 Marco Polo's Travels, by Col. Yule, Vol. II. Bk, III. Chap. XVII.