thuLaiAr karu men kuzhal
Aichiyar
kuzhal-What
kuzhal?
In tamil when a word indicates more than
one meaning, the intended meaning is conveyed through sutiable prefixes or
suffixes.
For example in pari-pADAl, when the term
'vanji' is spelt out, one should first comprehend
whether it reflects the 'city of vanji' or the 'tree vanji-vanji maram'. If the intention is tree, the
characteristics of tree is prefixed. This can be understood from the
term
"nettilai
vanji"
Similarly, our nAlu kavip perumAL talks
about kuzhal. kuzhal indicates a flute. It means the beautiful tress of maidens.
What does it mean here. The prefix helps us in this
regard.
thuLaiyAr karu
men kuzhal -- the soft black with gaps in between. This characteristic of
blackness, softness and gaps does not indicate
a flute but hair.
This is what thirumangai AzhwAr says
in
'thuLaiyAr karu men
kuzhal Aichiyar .... ...." 3-8-8;
What a wonderful
tamil!
(to be continued)
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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