Abstention from Sloth
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maṭiyai maṭiyā oḻukal kuṭiyaik / kuṭiyāka vēṇṭu pavar
“Let indolence, the death of effort, die, / If you'd uphold your household's dignity.”
“Let them call sloth by its real name and avoid it, those who desire to establish their family on a solid foundation.”
Those who want their house to remain a worthy house must recognise sloth for what it is and live with deliberate effort.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
குடியைக் குடியாக வேண்டுபவர்= தாம் பிறந்த குடியை மேன்மேலும் நற்குடியாக வேண்டுவார்; மடியை மடியா ஒழுகல்= மடியை மடியாகவே கருதி முயற்சியோடு ஒழுகுக.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Those who desire their family to rise to true nobility must treat sloth as deadly ruin, banishing it completely through tireless exertion.