Poems
Many of his verses are considered as the proverbs of the language.
1. ceruppa_kaalangaLiliLLa SIlam marakkumO mAnushanuLLA kAlam
- Meaning: Old habits(when people were young) will stay with them till they die(or grow up)
2. dIpastambham mahAScaryam eniykkum kittaNam paNam
- Meaning: The artistic work may be majestic, but all are interested in money only
3. Mulapumpodi eetu kidakkum kallinum udoru sourabhyam
- Meaning: The stone below the Jasmine flower where the pollen of the flower falls also have get some quality of its own after years.
— In one of his poems, "Kalanillatta Kalam" (roughly translated as 'Time Without Any Death'), Nambiar wonders how life would be if there were no death. He sees homes crowded with ever-shrinking aged ancestors.
— "Tottodiya Pada" is a poem that describes in witty detail how an army retreats from a losing battle.
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