Not Stealing
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eḷḷāmai vēṇṭuvā ṉeṉpā ṉeṉaittoṉṟuṅ / kaḷḷāmai kākkataṉ ṉeñcu
One who wants to be respected as sincerely seeking liberation must guard the mind from intending to take anything through deceit.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Who seeks heaven's joys, from impious levity secure, / Let him from every fraud preserve his spirit pure.”
“Whoso wanteth not to be held in contempt, let him guard himself against every thought of fraud.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
எள்ளாமை வேண்டுவான் என்பான்= வீட்டினை இகழாது விரும்புவான் இவன் என்று தவத்தோரான் நன்கு மதிக்கப்படுவான்;; எனைத்தொன்றும் கள்ளாமை தன் நெஞ்சு காக்க= யாதொரு பொருளையும் பிறரை வஞ்சித்துக் கொள்ளக் கருதாவகை தன் நெஞ்சினைக் காக்க.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
To be esteemed by ascetics as one who truly desires liberation, a person must guard the mind against planning to obtain any thing by deceiving another.