Long-Standing Friendship
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viḻaiyār viḻaiyap paṭupa paḻaiyārkaṭ / paṇpiṟ ṟalaippiriyā tār.
“Ill-wishers even wish them well, who guard. / For ancient friends, their wonted kind regard.”
“Behold the men that alter not in their affection for their old friends: even enemies will look upon them with tenderness.”
Even those who did not desire them will seek people who do not depart from their own good character toward old friends.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பழையார்கண் பண்பின் தலைப்பிரியாதார்= பழைய நட்டார் பிழை செய்தாராயினும் அவர்மாட்டுத் தம் பண்பின் நீங்காதார்; விழையார் விழையப்படுப= பகைவரானும் விரும்பப்படுவர்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Those who never abandon their inherent nobility and steadfast affection toward old friends, even when wronged, will be respected and sought after even by their adversaries.