Non-Killing
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kolaiviṉaiya rākiya mākkaḷ pulaiviṉaiyar / puṉmai terivā rakattu
“Whose trade is 'killing', always vile they show, / To minds of them who what is vileness know.”
“Those who live by slaying are likened by the discriminating to eaters of carrion.”
People whose occupation is killing are regarded as workers in a degraded trade in the minds of those who understand its baseness.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
கொலை வினையர் ஆகிய மாக்கள்= கொலைத்தொழிலை யுடையராகிய மாந்தர்; புன்மை தெரிவார் அகத்துப் புலை வினையர்= அத்தொழிலின் கீழ்மையை அறியாத நெஞ்சத்தர் ஆயினும், அறிவார் நெஞ்சத்துப் புலைத்தொழிலினர்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Those who make a trade of taking life are regarded as sunken in the basest occupation by discerning minds who recognize the true cruelty of slaughter.