Non-Injuring
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iṉṉā ceytārai yoṟutta lavarnāṇa / naṉṉayañ ceytu viṭal
A noble way to correct someone who caused pain is to offer a bounded good that awakens moral shame, then release both the wrong and one's own good deed from the ledger.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“To punish wrong, with kindly benefits the doers ply; / Thus shame their souls; but pass the ill unheeded by.”
“How shall a man punish them that have injured him? Let him do them a good turn and make them ashamed in their hearts.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
இன்னா செய்தாரை ஒறுத்தல்= தமக்கு இன்னாதவற்றைச் செய்தாரைத் துறந்தார் ஒறுத்தலாவது; அவர் நாண நன்னயம் செய்து விடல்= அவர் தாமே நாணுமாறு அவர்க்கு இனிய உவகைகளைச் செய்து அவ்விரண்டனையும் மறத்தல்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar describes a renunciant's voluntary response: do good to the wrongdoer so that moral shame arises, then let go of both the injury received and the good returned. This is not a duty to approach an abuser, guarantee remorse, or erase evidence.