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aṟṟa taṟintu kaṭaippiṭittu māṟalla / tuykka tuvarap pacittu.
Knowing that what went before has ended, and being thoroughly hungry after that, let one partake — holding deliberately to foods that do not conflict.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Knowing the food digested well, when hunger prompteth thee, / With constant care, the viands choose that well agree.”
“Wait till thy food is digested and thy appetite is keen: then eat moderately the food that agreeth with thee.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அற்றது அறிந்து= முன்னுண்டது அற்றபடியை அறிந்து; துவரப்பசித்து= பின் மிகப்பசித்து; மாறல்ல கடைப்பிடித்துத் துய்க்க= உண்ணுங்கால் மாறுகொள்ளாத உணவுகளைக் குறிக்கொண்டு உண்க.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Knowing that what was eaten has come to an end, and being properly hungry after that, eat food that does not disagree with you, keeping that in mind. (Parimelazhagar gives துவர as மிக, greatly.)