Abstention from Sloth
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kuṭimaṭintu kuṟṟam peruku maṭimaṭintu / māṇṭa vuñaṟṟila varkku.
For those sunk in sloth and without worthy effort, the house declines and faults multiply.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“His family decays, and faults unheeded thrive, / Who, sunk in sloth, for noble objects doth not strive.”
“Behold the men who are sunk in sloth and who turn not their hand to any noble undertakings: their family will go to ruin and their vices will grow apace.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
மடி மடிந்து மாண்ட உஞற்று இலவர்க்கு= மடியின்கண்ணே வீழ்தலான் திருந்திய முயற்சி இலராயினார்க்கு; குடி மடிந்து குற்றம் பெருகும்= குடியும் மடிந்து குற்றமும் பெருகும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar links cause and paired consequence: people who have fallen into sloth lack worthy effort; their house declines, and faults arising from neglected responsibility multiply.