Poverty
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nalkura veṉṉu miṭumpaiyuṭ palkurait / tuṉpaṅkaḷ ceṉṟu paṭum.
“From poverty, that grievous woe, / Attendant sorrows plenteous grow.”
“There are a thousand mortifications concealed underneath this one curse called poverty.”
Within the single misery of poverty, all other forms of suffering gather and take root.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நல்குரவு என்னும் இடும்பையுள்= நல்குரவு என்று சொல்லப்படும் துன்பம் ஒன்றனுள்ளே; பல்குரைத் துன்பங்கள் சென்று படும்= பல் துன்பங்களும் வந்து விளையும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Within that single overarching misery called poverty, countless other sorrows, indignities, and hardships cluster and multiply.