Abstention from Sloth
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paṭiyuṭaiyār paṟṟamaintak kaṇṇu maṭiyuṭaiyār / māṇpaya ṉeyta laritu.
Even when the wealth or favour of the ruler of the whole land comes to them, people ruled by sloth rarely obtain its worthy benefit.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Though lords of earth unearned possessions gain, / The slothful ones no yield of good obtain.”
“The slothful can never thrive in the world even though they have the favour of princes.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
படி உடையார் பற்று அமைந்தக்கண்ணும்= நிலம் முழுதும் ஆண்டாராது செல்வம் தானே வந்து எய்தியவிடத்தும்; மடி உடையார் மாண் பயன் எய்தல் அரிது= மடியுடையார் அதனான் மாண்ட பயனை எய்துதல் இல்லை.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar imagines even the wealth of the ruler of the whole land arriving of itself. For people possessed by sloth, that opportunity still does not become worthy benefit because it is not carried into use.