Abstention from Sloth
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kuṭiyāṇmai yuḷvanta kuṟṟam oruvaṉ / maṭiyāṇmai māṟṟak keṭum.
When a person removes the disposition ruled by sloth, faults that entered household leadership and effective capability disappear.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Who changes slothful habits saves / Himself from all that household rule depraves.”
“The afflictions that may have befallen a man’s family will cease to exist the moment he giveth up sloth.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
ஒருவன் மடி ஆண்மை மாற்ற= ஒருவன் தன் மடியாளும் தன்மையை ஒழிக்கவே; குடி ஆண்மையுள் வந்த குற்றம் கெடும்= அவன் குடியுள்ளும், ஆண்மையுள்ளும் வந்த குற்றங்கள் கெடும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar says that when a person removes the condition in which sloth governs them, faults that entered both the house and effective capacity perish.