Acting after Deliberation
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vakaiyaṟac cūḻā teḻutal pakaivaraip / pāttip paṭuppatō rāṟu.
“With plans not well matured to rise against your foe, / Is way to plant him out where he is sure to grow!”
“To make war without planning every detail of it beforehand is only to transplant thy enemy on carefully prepared soil.”
Rising against an enemy without fully considering every relevant course is a way of planting that enemy in a bed where it can grow.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
வகை அறச் சூழாது எழுதல்= சென்றால் நிகழும் திறங்களையெல்லாம் முற்ற எண்ணாது சில எண்ணிய துணையானே அரசன் பகைவர் மேற் செல்லுதல்; பகைவரைப் பாத்திப் படுப்பது ஓர் ஆறு= அவரை வளரும் நிலத்திலே நிலைபெறச் செய்வதொரு நெறியாம்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Launching an attack or enterprise without thoroughly examining every aspect of the strategy is like cultivating a seedbed for adversaries—it only nurtures and strengthens their power.