Not Speaking Useless Words
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poruḷtīrnta poccāntum sollār maruḷtīrnta / māsaṟu kāṭsi yavar
“The men of vision pure, from wildering folly free, / Not e'en in thoughtless hour, speak words of vanity.”
“They whose eyes are whole say not vain words even by oversight.”
The pure and clear-sighted, free of all delusion, will not speak a pointless word even by a slip.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பொருள் தீர்ந்த பொச்சாந்தும் சொல்லார் = பயனின் நீங்கிய சொற்களை மறந்தும் சொல்லார்; மருள் தீர்ந்த மாசு அறு காட்சியவர் = மயக்கத்தின் நீங்கிய தூய அறிவினை உடையார்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
People of pure understanding, freed from delusion, do not speak a useless word even inadvertently.