Decision of Character
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eṇṇiya veṇṇiyāṅ keytupa veṇṇiyār / tiṇṇiya rākap peṟiṉ.
Planners may attain what they intended in the manner intended, if they remain firm in the action that is the means to it.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Whate'er men think, ev'n as they think, may men obtain, / If those who think can steadfastness of will retain.”
“That which they will, men acquire even in the manner that they will, provided they will with all their might.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
எண்ணிய எண்ணியாங்கு எய்துப= தாம் எய்த எண்ணிய பொருள்கள் எல்லாவற்றையும், அவ்வெண்ணியவாறே எய்துவர்; எண்ணியார் திண்ணியராகப் பெறின்= எண்ணியவர் அவற்றிற்கு வாயிலாகிய வினைக்கண் திண்மை உடையராகப் பெறின்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar says people attain the outcomes they planned in the manner planned if they remain firm in the actions that provide the means.