Transliteration Scheme

kAru vElpulu - rAga kalyANi

Tamil Version
Language Version

pallavi
kAru vElpulu nIku 1sari (kAru)

anupallavi
2kAruku 3jilakara
sambAk(a)ntaram(ai)naTTu kAni (kAru)

caraNam
caraNam 1
4diviTiki dIpamu rIti
kAvETiki 5kAluvala rIti kAni (kAru)

caraNam 2
6tammi vairiki tArakala rIti
kamma viltuniki kAnti narula rIti kAni (kAru)
caraNam 3
7sAgaramunaku sarassu rIti
tyAgarAja vinuta 8dharalO nIku sari (kAru)

Meaning - Gist

Word Division - Word-by-word meaning

pallavi
kAru vElpulu nIku sari (kAru)

(Other) Gods (vElpulu) won’t become (kAru) equal (sari) to You (nIku).

anupallavi
kAruku jilakara sambAku-
antaramu-ainaTTu kAni (kAru)

Much (kAni) like the difference (antaramu) found (ainaTTu) between fine rice (jilakara sambA) (sambAkantaramainaTTu) and coarse rice (kAruku),
(other) Gods won’t become equal to You.

caraNam
caraNam 1
diviTiki dIpamu rIti
kAvETiki kAluvala rIti kAni (kAru)

Much (kAni) like (rIti) a lamp (dIpamu) to a torch (diviTiki) and canals (kAluvala) to river kAvEri (kAvETiki),
(other) Gods won’t become equal to You.

caraNam 2
tammi vairiki tArakala rIti
kamma viltuniki kAnti narula rIti kAni (kAru)

Much (kAni) like (rIti) stars (tArakala) to moon – enemy (vairiki) of Lotus (tammi), and radiance (kAnti) of men (narula) to that of cupid – flower (kamma) (literally fragrant) archer (viltuDu) (viltuniki),
(other) Gods won’t become equal to You.
caraNam 3
sAgaramunaku sarassu rIti
tyAgarAja vinuta dharalO nIku sari (kAru)

O Lord praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja!
Like (rIti) a lake (sarassu) to an ocean (sAgaramunaku), in this World (dharalO) (other) Gods won’t become equal (sari) to You (nIku).

Notes

Variations - (Pathanthara)
1 – sari – sari kAru.
4 – diviTi – dIvaTi – divaTi : The correct telugu word is ‘diviTI. Therefore, ‘diviTi’ has been adopted.
5 – kAluvala – kAlavala. Both forms are correct.
6 - tammi – tamma : The correct word is ‘tammi’.
7 – sAgaramunaku – sAgarAniki.
8 – dharalO nIku sari – dharalO rAma nIku sari.
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References
2 - kAru – A coarse variety of rice being cheap preferred by poor.

3 - jilakara sambA – A fine variety of rice grown in Tamil Nadu (‘sIraga sambA’ – tamizh) (sambA rice which is as thin as cummin seeds – jilakara) preferred by sophisticated.
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