Considerate Regard
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kaṇṇōṭṭat tuḷḷa tulakiya laḵtilā / ruṇmai nilakkup poṟai.
The ways of the world rest in considerate regard; those without it are but a burden upon the earth.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“The world goes on its wonted way, since grace benign is there; / All other men are burthen for the earth to bear.”
“In considerateness have the amenities of life their existence: those who possess it not are a burden unto the earth.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
உலகியல் கண்ணோட்டத்து உள்ளது= உலகநடை கண்ணோட்டத்தின்கண் நிகழ்வது; அஃது இலார் உண்மை நிலக்குப் பொறை= ஆகலான், அக்கண்ணோட்டம் இல்லாதார் உளராதல் இந்நிலத்துக்குப் பாரமாதற்கே, பிறிது ஒன்றற்கு அன்று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar says the conduct of worldly life rests within considerate regard, and calls those wholly without it a burden to the earth. ‘Burden’ is forceful moral censure of non-contribution to shared life, not a denial of human worth.