False Conduct
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vañca maṉattāṉ paṭiṟṟoḻukkam pūtaṅka / ḷaintu makattē nakum
“Who with deceitful mind in false way walks of covert sin, / The five-fold elements his frame compose, decide within.”
“The five principles of his own body smile within themselves when they see the imposture of the hypocrite.”
The five elements composing the body, says the verse, laugh inwardly at the concealed false conduct of a person whose mind is deceitful.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
(இதன்பொருள்) வஞ்ச மனத்தான் படிற்றுஒழுக்கம்= வஞ்சம் பொருந்திய மனத்தை உடையவனது மறைந்த ஒழுக்கத்தை; பூதங்கள் ஐந்தும் அகத்தே நகும்= உடம்பாய் அவனோடு கலந்து நிற்கின்ற பூதங்கள் ஐந்தும் கண்டு தம்முள்ளே நகும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
At the fraudulent conduct of a person who conceals deception in their heart while pretending virtue, the very five physical elements that constitute their own body laugh in quiet mockery from within.