Baseness
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tēva raṉaiyar kayava ravaruntā / mēvaṉa ceytoḻuka lāṉ.
“The base are as the Gods; they too / Do ever what they list to do!”
“Like unto very Gods are the base ones on earth! For they too are a law unto themselves.”
The base are like the gods in that they do whatever they desire without restraint.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
தேவர் அனையர் கயவர்= தேவரும் கயவரும் ஒருதன்மையர்; அவரும் தாம் மேவன செய்து ஒழுகலான்= அஃது யாதனான் எனின், தேவரைப்போன்று தம்மை நியமிப்பார் இன்றிக் கயவரும் தாம் விரும்புவனவற்றைச் செய்து ஒழுகலான்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
The base are like the gods above in one curious respect: having no one over them to restrain their impulses, they too live by doing whatever they please.