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Saying: Pathinarum Petru Peru Vazhvu Vazhga

Language: Tamil

Translation/Meaning - Courtesy Rajan Venkateswaran {source: http://rajanvenkateswaran.blogspot.com/2...azhga.html}

In Tamil Nadu, from where my forefathers migrated to Kerala, elderly people bless the newly wed 'Pathinarum Petru Peru Vazhvu Vazhga' (Live a long life acquiring 16 boons). The 16 boons are,



"thudhi vaani veeram visayam sandhaanam thunivu dhanam

madhi dhaaniyam saubaaggiyam bogam - arivu azhagu

pudhidhaam perumai aram kulam novagal pun vayadhu"



thudhi = fame

vaani = education

veeram = courage

visayam = success

sandhaanam = progeny

thunivu = daring

dhanam = finance

madhidhaaniyam = valued grain(abundance of food)

saubaaggiyam = well-being

bogam = enjoyment of pleasures

arivu = wisdom

azhagu = beauty

pudhidhaam perumai = unending honours

aram = philanthropy

kulam = birth (lineage)

novagal pun vayadhu = healthy long life