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tīyaḷa vaṉṟit teriyāṉ perituṇṇi / ṉōyaḷa viṉṟip paṭum.
If a man eats greatly without discerning, taking no measure from the fire within him, disease will come upon him with no measure at all.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Who largely feeds, nor measure of the fire within maintains, / That thoughtless man shall feel unmeasured pains.”
“Behold the man who glutteth himself foolishly beyond the measure of his internal heat: his diseases will exceed all measure.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
தெரியான் தீ அளவு அன்றிப் பெரிது உண்ணின்= தன்பகுதியும், அதற்கு ஏற்ற உணவும் காலமும் ஆராயாது வேண்டியதோர் உணவை வேண்டியதோர் காலத்து வயிற்றுத் தீயளவன்றி ஒருவன் மிகஉண்ணுமாயின்; நோய் அளவு இன்றிப்படும்= அவன் மாட்டு நோய்கள் எல்லையற வளரும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
If a man eats greatly without discerning, taking no measure from the fire within him, disease comes upon him with no measure at all.