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Study of Civakacintamani
(On your birth the King will ask these things to be done : Exempt the people from tax for twelve years; erect beautiful charitable institutions and temples; destroy at once the prison, where the enemies, whose wrath was suppressed like captured lions, dwell; open wide the dazzling treasure of gold and go to villages and distribute it to all those who are in want, announcing the birth of a son to the king.)
matam önkum vaļa nakarul varampil pantan talai tir antit atai cem pon aạikalankal yāvum jārun kavgrnt eļu na! vital inrik kolap per uvar vilakkal vanța vilntirkkuk köți mūnrot araic cem pon kömā nalkum enav araimin.'
(In the mansion with high terrace, things in bountiful measure will be left unguarded, and for seven days any one can acquire clothes, gold and jewels without any obstruction; do not prevent them. Proclaim that the king will offer three and a half million gold pieces to those who are in want.)
arum por pūnum aramum imaippak kasikal akan köyil orunku kūtic catakañ ceyt ökai aracarkk utan pökkik karunkaik kalirun kampalamun kacun kavikal ko la vici virumpap pirappäy vinai ceytên känav ihtoo pirakkumā. 2
(Your birth would have been happy news for all; the astrologers with dazzling golden ornaments and garlands, would gather together to tabulate the horoscope, the happy news of your birth would be told to all the kings; and the poets would be offered elephants with black trunks, carpets and money; but it is my misfortune to see you born like this.)
vey vay öri muļavākav iļintär imam vilakkaka ovvāc cutukätt uyar arankinilal po nutankip pēyata evväy marunkum irunt irankik kūkai kularip pārāţta ivviārākip pirappatov ituvo mannarkk iyal vēntē.3
(For drums, the howling of cruel-mouthed jackals; for lamps, the fire of the pyre; for dancing, the dancing of vampires like shadows on the stage of the cemetery: for songs of praise, the pitiful cry of owls everywhere; must you be born like this? Is this fit destiny for a king ?)
parra mannan nakarp puramal pāyal pinan ca! cutu kātāl urrår illat tamiyênál otunkal ākāt tünk irulal marrin nálam uțaiyāy ni valarumārum arisēnal errey itu kantakātey iruttiyai enn inn uyira. 4
(Ob, king of the world, the place you are, is the city of the enemy king : your bed is the cemetery surrounded by corpses; I am alone without any relatives; it is pitch dark and I cannot move about; I do not find a way to rear you; Oh my sweet soul. even after seeing this, you are here and not leaving me; Oh it is wicked.) 1 Ibid, v. 307.
3 Ibid, v. 309. 2 Cc. v. 308.
4 Ibid, v. 310.
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