Abstaining from Anger
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iṟantā riṟantā raṉaiyar ciṉattait / tuṟantār tuṟantār tuṇai
“Men of surpassing wrath are like the men who've passed away; / Who wrath renounce, equals of all-renouncing sages they.”
“Whoso is overwhelmed with anger is like one dead: but whoso hath forsworn wrathfulness is like unto the saints.”
Those dominated by furious anger are like the dead; those who have completely renounced anger stand equal to true ascetics.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
இறந்தார் இறந்தார் அனையர்= சினத்தின்கண்ணே மிக்கார், உயிருடையர் ஆயினும், செத்தாரோடு ஒப்பர்; சினத்தைத் துறந்தார் துறந்தார் துணை= சினத்தைத் துறந்தார் சாதல்தன்மையர் ஆயினும், அதனை ஒழிந்தார் அளவினர்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Those who surrender to boundless wrath are counted among the walking dead; those who have wholly renounced anger stand among the exalted sages who have renounced all worldly bonds.