The Way of Building a Family Name
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kuṭiceyvārk killai paruva maṭiceytu / māṉaṅ karutak keṭum.
“Wait for no season, when you would your house uprear; / 'Twill perish, if you wait supine, or hold your honour dear.”
“There is no season for them that desire the advancement of their family: if they take things easy or stand upon their dignity, their house will be brought low.”
Those raising a family cannot wait for opportune times; indulging sloth and pride only ruins the home.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
மடி செய்து மானம் கருதக் கெடும்= தம் குடியினை உயரச்செய்வார், அச்செயலையே நோக்காது காலத்தை நோக்கி மடியினைச் செய்துகொண்டு, மானத்தையும் கருதுவாராயின் குடி கெடும்; குடி செய்வார்க்குப் பருவம் இல்லை= ஆகலான், அவர்க்குக் காலநியதி இல்லை.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
If one seeking to raise a family waits for convenient times, slips into indolence, and fusses over false pride, the home will ruin; hence, there is no waiting for seasons for one committed to uplifting kin.