Cherishing Kindred
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koṭuttalu miṉcolu māṟṟi ṉaṭukkiya / cuṟṟattāṟ cuṟṟap paṭum.
“Who knows the use of pleasant words, and liberal gifts can give, / Connections, heaps of them, surrounding him shall live.”
“If a man have a sweet tongue and a liberal hand his kinsmen will gather round him in serried ranks.”
When one can give relatives what they need and also speak pleasantly, one will be surrounded by kin of many connected kinds.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
கொடுத்தலும் இன்சொலும் ஆற்றின்= ஒருவன் சுற்றத்திற்கு வேண்டுவன கொடுத்தலையும், இன்சொற் சொல்லுதலையும் வல்லனாயின்; அடுக்கிய சுற்றத்தான் சுற்றப்படும்= தம்மின் தொடர்ந்த பலவகைச் சுற்றத்தானே சூழப்படும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Whoever gives generously to dependents in need and speaks with gentle, pleasant words will be surrounded by a widening circle of devoted kin.