The Way of Building a Family Name
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cūḻāmaṟ ṟāṉē muṭiveytun taṅkuṭiyait / tāḻā tuñaṟṟu pavarkku.
“Who labours for his race with unremitting pain, / Without a thought spontaneously, his end will gain.”
“Behold the men that remit not in their exertions to raise high their family: the work of their hands will prosper of itself even if they make no elaborate plans therefor.”
For those who work promptly to elevate their home, success arrives naturally of itself.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
தம் குடியைத் தாழாது உஞற்றுபவர்க்கு= தம் குடிக்கு ஆம் வினையை விரைந்து முயல்வார்க்கு; சூழாமல் தானே முடிவு எய்தும்= அவ்வினை முடிக்குந்திறம் அவர் சூழவேண்டாமல் தானே முடிவு எய்தும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
For those who labor without delay to lift their family, their noble undertakings reach fruitful completion naturally and effortlessly.