Baseness
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aṟaipaṟai yaṉṉar kayavartāṅ kēṭṭa / maṟaipiṟark kuytturaikka lāṉ.
“The base are like the beaten drum; for, when they hear / The sound the secret out in every neighbour's ear.”
“Like unto a tomtom are the base ones: for they cannot rest without giving out to others the secrets that are entrusted to them.”
Broadcasting every secret they hear, the base are like a drum beaten in public.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
தாம் கேட்ட மறை உய்த்துப் பிறர்க்கு உரைக்கலான்= தாம் கேட்ட மறைகளை இடந்தோறும் தாங்கிக்கொண்டு சென்று பிறர்க்குச் சொல்லுதலான்; கயவர் அறை பறை அன்னர்= கயவர் அறையப்படும் பறையினை ஒப்பர்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Because they rush from place to place broadcasting every confidential secret they hear, the base resemble a blaring drum that sounds aloud to the entire town.