Appendix B
Sample Commentary in Tamil Script

Source: Appendix A, sample 1: formal exegesis of a verse.

Literal translation:

Those who tell of the strong shoulders of the bowman Rama, who destroyed the demon army, will realize their desires. To say "the demon army was destroyed" means that the discus-bearing bowman [Rama] took up his hard bow, fitted many arrows, and poured them down like a torrential rain upon Ravana and all his raksasas , all those cruel beings and their armies. To know what benefits accrue to those who tell of the powerful shoulders of Lord Rama, the compassionate all-god, and of his fruitful, magnanimous victory, and what benefits those who kindly hear [the story] will enjoy ... desired things [repeat line of verse].