Gambling
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uṭaicelva mūṇoḷi kalviyeṉ ṟaintu / maṭaiyāvā māyaṅ koḷiṉ.
Clothing, wealth, food, renown and learning — all five of these will fail to reach him, if he takes up gambling as his amusement.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Clothes, wealth, food, praise, and learning, all depart / From him on gambler's gain who sets his heart.”
“Glory, learning, wealth, and even food and clothing will depart from the man who betaketh himself to gambling.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
ஆயம் கொளின்= அரசன் சூதினைத் தனக்கு வினோதத் தொழிலாக விரும்புமாயின்; ஒளி கல்வி செல்வம் ஊண் உடை என்ற ஐந்தும் அடையாவாம்= அவனை ஒளியும், கல்வியும், செல்வமும், ஊணும், உடையும் என்ற இவ்வைந்தும் சாராவாம்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Clothing, wealth, food, renown and learning: all five fail to reach the man who takes up gambling as his amusement.