Farming
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palakuṭai nīḻalun taṅkuṭaikkīḻk kāṇpa / ralakuṭai nīḻa lavar.
“O'er many a land they 'll see their monarch reign, / Whose fields are shaded by the waving grain.”
“Behold the men whose fields sleep under the shadow of the rich ears of their harvests: they will see the umbrellas of other princes bow down before the umbrella of their own sovereign.”
Those who dwell under the shade of abundant harvest will see kingdoms united under their ruler's crown.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அலகு உடை நீழலவர்= உழுதல் தொழிலான், நெல்லினை உடையராய தண்ணளி உடையோர்; பல குடை நீழலும் தம் குடைக்கீழ்க் காண்பர் = பலவேந்தர் குடை நிழலதாய மண் முழுதினையும், தம் அரசன் குடைக்கீழே காண்பர்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Farmers sheltered beneath the bountiful shade of their grain harvests will see the realms of many rulers brought united beneath the single umbrella of their own sovereign.