The Country
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palkuḻuvum pāḻceyyu muṭpakaiyum vēntalaikkuṅ / kolkuṟumpu millatu nāṭu.
“From factions free, and desolating civil strife, and band / Of lurking murderers that king afflict, that is the 'land'.”
“That is the great nation which is not divided into warring sects, which is free from murderous anarchists, and which hath no traitors within its bosom to ruin it.”
A country is free of ruinous factions, internal enmity that wastes it from within, and violent bands that unsettle its ruler.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பல் குழுவும்= சங்கேத வயத்தான் மாறுபட்டுக் கூடும் பல கூட்டமும்; பாழ் செய்யும் உட்பகையும்= உடனுறையாநின்றே பாழாகச் செய்யும் உட்பகையும்; வேந்து அலைக்கும் கொல் குறும்பும் இல்லது நாடு= அளவு வந்தால் வேந்தனை அலைக்கும் கொல்வினைக் குறும்பரும் இல்லாததே நாடாவது.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
A sound nation is free from destructive factions, covert internal treachery, and violent outlaw groups that torment the sovereign.