Not Coveting Another's Wife
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aṟaṉiyalāṉ ilvāḻvāṉ eṉpāṉ piṟaṉiyalāḷ / peṇmai nayavā tavaṉ
“Who sees the wife, another's own, with no desiring eye, / In sure domestic bliss he dwelleth ever virtuously.”
“He is the righteous householder who careth not for the charms of his neighbour's wife.”
He who desires not the womanhood of another is truly entitled to the name of an upright householder; the true honor and dignity of family life rests upon this unwavering restraint.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அறன் இயலான் இல்வாழ்வான் என்பான் = அறனாகிய இயல்போடு கூடி இல்வாழ்வான் என்று சொல்லப்படுவான்; பிறன் இயலாள் பெண்மை நயவாதவன் = பிறனுக்கு உரிமை பூண்டு அவனுடைய இயல்பின்கண்ணே நிற்பாளது பெண்தன்மையை விரும்பாதவன்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
He who desires not the womanhood of another is truly entitled to the name of an upright householder; the true honor and dignity of family life rests upon this unwavering restraint.