Knowing One's Duty to Society
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maruntākit tappā marattaṟṟāṟ celvam / peruntakai yāṉkaṭ paṭiṉ
“Unfailing tree that healing balm distils from every part, / Is ample wealth that falls to him of large and noble heart.”
“Like unto a tree that yieldeth medicinal drugs and drieth not is riches in the hands of the generous man.”
Wealth belonging to an exceptionally generous person is like a medicinal tree whose every part heals and never fails to cure.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
செல்வம் பெருந்தகையான் கண் படின்= செல்வம் ஒப்புரவு செய்யும் பெரிய தலைமை உடையான்கண்ணே படுமாயின்;; மருந்து ஆகித் தப்பா மரத்து அற்று= அஃது எல்லா உறுப்பும் பிணிகட்கு மருந்தாய்த் தப்பாத மரத்தை ஒக்கும், என்றவாறு.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Wealth belonging to an exceptionally generous person is like a medicinal tree whose every part heals and never fails to cure.