Avoiding Fear-Inspiring Rule
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iṉattāṟṟi yeṇṇāta vēntaṉ ciṉattāṟṟic / cīṟiṟ ciṟukun tiru.
If a king fails to deliberate with his council and then gives himself to anger and rages when the plan fails, his prosperity will shrink.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Who leaves the work to those around, and thinks of it no more; / If he in wrathful mood reprove, his prosperous days are o'er!”
“Behold the prince who will not take counsel with his councillors but who falleth into a passion when his projects fail: his prosperity will wane away.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
காரியத்தைப் பற்றி வந்த எண்ணத்தை அமைச்சர்மேல் வைத்து அவரோடு தானும் எண்ணிச் செய்யாத அரசன்; சினத்து ஆற்றிச் சீறின்= அப்பிழைப்பால் தன்காரியம் தப்பியவழித் தன்னைச் சினமாகிய குற்றத்தின்கண்ணே செலுத்தி அவரை வெகுளுமாயின்; திருச் சிறுகும்= அவன் செல்வம் நாள்தோறும் சுருங்கும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar says that a king who does not think through a matter together with his ministers, and then surrenders to anger and rages at them when the undertaking fails, will see his prosperity diminish day by day.