lyrics and meaning of alarsara paritApam

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Gladfan
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lyrics and meaning of alarsara paritApam

Post by Gladfan »

Hi all,

Is anyone able to provide the lyrics and meaning for the padam by Maharaja Swati Tirunal, "alarsAra paritApam" in Ragam Surati?

Thanks in advance.

rshankar
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Re: lyrics and meaning of alarsara paritApam

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Could you please change the title to alarSara paritApam? It refers to the distress (paritApam) created by flowery (alar) arrows (Sara), shot from the quiver of manmatha.

Pratyaksham Bala
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Re: lyrics and meaning of alarsara paritApam

Post by Pratyaksham Bala »

Lyrics - with one charanam - in English & Malayalam
http://raaga.org.in/alar-sara-parithapa/

Lyrics - complete with three charanam - in Malayalam;
with meaning in English
http://www.swathithirunal.in/htmlfile/14.htm

Gladfan
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Re: lyrics and meaning of alarSara paritApam

Post by Gladfan »

Thank you rshankar and Bala.

I did have a look at that meaning on that website, but I was hoping to have a word by word meaning as I am unable to translate Malayalam very well.

And I have changed the title of the topic. Thanks for the feedback.

Kind regards.

rshankar
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Re: lyrics and meaning of alarsara paritApam

Post by rshankar »

Lakshman-ji can you please provide the lyrics? I think we can use the meaning provided in the Swathi Tirunal website to figure out the padArtha with reasonable accuracy...

braindrain
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Re: lyrics and meaning of alarsara paritApam

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from the website:

alarshara paritApam colvati-
nnALivENi paNi bAlE

jalaja bandhuvumiha jaladhiyil aNayunnu
malayamArutamEttu mama manamatitarAmbata vivashamAyi sakhi

C1:
vaLarunnu hrdi mOmam ennOmalE
taLarunnu mama dEham , kaLamozhi

kusuma vATikayatil uLavAyOraLikuLAravam-
atiha kELpatum adhikam Adhi nidAnamayi sakhi

C2:
shashiyum cenkanalAyi samprati sUna-
sharanum mE ripuvAyi

shashadharanErmukhi sarasanOTini mellE
bhrshatarArthayatAm mamAkhilashUcamayEkayAshu sudatinI

C3:
jaladhara sadrsha shObhanen kAntan shrI-
jalajAkSanabjanAbhan

kalayati kimu kOpam karuNa veTinjuLLilamalam
bata tAmasEna kim iha javAnmama sAdhayEpsitam

Lakshman
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Re: lyrics and meaning of alarsara paritApam

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This is from Semmangudi's book:

alar shara paritApam (mp). rAgA: suraTi. cApu tALA. Svati Tirunal.

P: alar shara paritApam colvatin-nalivEni pANi bAlE
A: jalaja bandhuvumiha jaladhiyilaNa yunnu malayamArutamETru
mama manamati tarAmbata vivashamAyi sakhi
C1: vaLarunnu hrdi mOhamennOmalE taLarunnu mama dEham kaLamozhi
kusuma vATikayatiluLa vAyoraLi kulArava matiha kELpatum adhikamAdhi nidAnamayi sakhi
2: shashiyum cenkanalAyi samprati sUna sharanummE ripuvAyi shashadharanErmukhi
sarasanODini melle bhrshatarArtayatAm mamAkhila shucamAyE kathayAshu sudati nI
3: jaladhara sadrsha sObhanenkAntan shrI jalajAkSanabja nAbhan kalayati kimu kOpam
kAruNa veTinjnyuLLila malambata tAmasEna kimiha jAvanmama sAdhayEpsitam

snsairam
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Re: lyrics and meaning of alarsara paritApam

Post by snsairam »

Namaskaram to all - I know this is an old-ish post, but if there is still someone willing to provide a word-by-word meaning for this beautiful padam, I'd be most grateful. Sri T.K. Govinda Rao's book gives some context for the direct and poetic meaning, but word-by-word meaning would make it more complete. Thank you!

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