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vacaiyilā vaṇpayaṉ kuṉṟu micaiyilā / yākkai poṟutta nilam
“The blameless fruits of fields' increase will dwindle down, / If earth the burthen bear of men without renown.”
“Behold the land weighed down beneath the tread of an inglorious people: its riches, even though renowned in the past, will wane away.”
The land that bears the weight of people living without worthy praise will see even its rich, faultless harvests diminish.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
இசை இலா யாக்கை பொறுத்த நிலம்= புகழ் இல்லாத உடம்பைச் சுமந்த நிலம்; வசை இலா வண் பயன் குன்றும்= பழிப்பு இல்லாத வளப்பத்தை உடைய விளையுள் குன்றும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
The land that bears the weight of people living without worthy praise will see even its rich, faultless harvests diminish.