ɪnðə tˈɜːɹəpjˌuːkəl, mˈæneɪˌævəl nˈæheɪkə, ˈæɹənˌædʒɪɹˌɪnæðɚ spˈiːks ʌv hˌaʊ hɪz wˈaɪf, pˈɛɹənts ænd ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz wɜːɹ ˈʌɾɚli dɪsɡˈʌstᵻd wɪð hˌɪm ænd ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl fɹʌm fɹˈɛndz ænd ˈʌðɚz ɪn tˈaʊn ɪmpˈɛld hˌɪm tə tɹˈaɪ tʊ ˈɛnd hɪz lˈaɪf.
In the Tiruppukal, Manaiaval nahaikka, Arunagirinather speaks of how his wife, parents and relatives were utterly disgusted with him and ridicule from friends and others in town impelled him to try to end his life.