பரிப்பருந் திண்மைப் படையது கானர் எனிற்சிறகுவிரிப்பருந் துக்கிரை ஆக்கும்வெய் யேன்அஞ்சல் செஞ்சடைமேல்தரிப்பருந் திண்கங்கை யார்திரு வேகம்பம் அன்னபொன்னேவரிப்பருந் திண்சிலை யேயும ராயின் மறைகுவனே.
In plain words
If they are forest men, with weapons of a strength hard to withstand, I, the fierce one, will make them food for the kites that spread their wings. Do not fear, O golden girl, lovely as the holy Ēkampam of him who holds on his red matted hair the strong Gaṅgā, so hard to hold. But if the men with the thick, strong, striped bows are your own kin, I will hide.
Line by line
If they are forest men with weapons of strength hard to withstand, to wing- spreading kites I will make them food, I, the fierce one; do not fear; on his red matted hair he who holds the strong Gaṅgā, hard to hold; O golden one, like holy Ēkampam, if the men of the strong striped bows are your kin, I will hide.