pallavi
ETi 1yOcanalu jEsEvurA
eduru palkuvAr(e)varu lErurA
anupallavi
nOTi mATa jArcaga rAdurA
kOTi vElpulalO mETiyaina nIv(ETi)
caraNam
meNDu SUrulalO venuka tIyav(a)ni
2reNDu mATal(A)DE vADu 3kAd(a)ni
aNDa kOTla pAlincu vAD(a)ni
caNDa maunul(A)Da 4tyAgarAja nuta (ETi)
pallavi
ETi yOcanalu jEsEvurA
eduru palkuvAru-evaru lErurA
What kind of (ETi) musings (yOcanalu) are You doing (jEsEvurA)? There is none (evaru lErurA) to counter (eduru palkuvAru) (literally say against) (palkuvArevaru) You.
anupallavi
nOTi mATa jArcaga rAdurA
kOTi vElpulalO mETiyaina nIvu-(ETi)
It is not appropriate (rAdurA) to slip (jArcaga) on one's promise (nOTi mATa) (literally word of mouth);
what kind of musings are You (nIvu) – the excellent one (mETiyaina) among crores (kOTi) of Gods (vElpulalO) – doing? There is none to counter You.
caraNam
meNDu SUrulalO venuka tIyavu-ani
reNDu mATalu-ADE vADu kAdu-ani
aNDa kOTla pAlincu vADu-ani
caNDa maunulu-ADa tyAgarAja nuta (ETi)
While the great (caNDa) (literally severe) sages (maunulu) proclaim (ADa) (literally say) (maunulADa) –
that (ani) among numerous (meNDu) heroes (SUrulalO) You are the One who would not retreat (venuka tIyavu) (tIyavani) (literally not go back),
that (ani) You are not (kAdu) (kAdani) the One (vADu) who speaks (ADE) two (reNDu) words (mATalu) (mATalADE), and
that (ani) You are the One (vADu) (vADani) who rules (pAlincu) crores (kOTla) of Universes (aNDa),
O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! what kind of musings are You doing? there is none to go counter You.
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
3 – kAdani – kADani
4 – tyAgarAja nuta –tyAgarAja nutE
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1 – yOcana – In some books this has been translated as 'hesitation'. This Telugu word and the same Tamil word 'yOsanai', though colloquially used to mean 'hesitation', the actual meaning is 'deliberation' 'reflection' etc.
2 – reNDu mATalu ADu – go back on one’s word. Please also refer to kRti 'oka mATa' rAga hari kAmbhOji, wherein SrI tyAgarAja praises Lord rAma as one who is true to his word.
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