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The Madras BAshai
 
It is commonplace to observe people spruning the accent of tamil in chennai which is popularly known as the "madrAs bAshai"
 
On a closer scutiny, I feel, is it that bad as it is made to be so?
 
No I am not a votary to the mediocre vocalubary used but amidst the maze are some words still in usage here in the dharma-migu chennai in certain quarters and also seen in the  tamil movies from time to time.
 
AzhwAr-s have used these very words, which make these words sacorsant and perhaps must have been a formal usage in those days.
 
In fact, I do not see these words used by our community in day to day parlance.
 
For example :
kazhuvudhal---cleansing -- ...kazhuvidum perumai gangaiyin karai mEal"                                     periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 4-7-5;
                        "  ..pAdhangaL kazhuvinar" thiru-voi-mozhi 10-9-10;
 
valithal -------pulling with great efforts-----"..manathai  valithu, kaNNa nEr karandhu.." thiru-voi-mozhi 5-1-4;
 
kundhi-----sitting----------thirumangai mannan
 
The female monkey sits on the banana tree clasping its younger one and happily enjoying the fruits and the juice.
 
this is described by nElan in periya thiru-mozhi:
 
"...kundhi vAzhayin kozhum kaNi nugarndhu, than kuruLaiyaith thazhuvip pOi,
mandhi, mAmbaNai mEal vaigu nAngUr, vaN purudothamamEA" 4-2-8;
 
kundhi--sitting; mandhi-female monkey;
 
mandhi-kundhi-kozhum kani nugarndhu-than kuruLaiyaith thazuvip pOi..
 
vanamamalai padmanabhan
 


azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam




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