Abstention from Sloth
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maṭiyilā maṉṉavaṉ eytum aṭiyaḷantāṉ / tāaya tellām oruṅku.
“The king whose life from sluggishness is rid, / Shall rule o'er all by foot of mighty god bestrid.”
“Behold the prince that knoweth not sloth: he will bring within his sway all that hath been measured by the steps of Trivikrama.”
The ruler without sloth will attain at once the whole expanse measured by the divine being's feet.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அடி அளந்தான் தாஅயது எல்லாம்= தன் அடியளவானே எல்லாவகை உலகையும் அளந்த இறைவன் கடந்த பரப்பு முழுதையும்; மடி இலா மன்னவன் ஒருங்கு எய்தும்= மடியிலாத அரசன் முறையான் அன்றி, ஒருங்கே எய்தும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
A sovereign free from sloth will swiftly conquer and attain all the vast realms traversed by the Deity who spanned the universe in His stride.