Hospitality
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vittum iḍal vēṇḍum kollō virundu ōmbi / miccil misaivāṉ pulam
“Who first regales his guest, and then himself supplies, O'er all his fields, unsown, shall plenteous harvests rise.”
“Behold the man who feedeth his guest first and then only eateth what is left: standeth his land in need even of sowing?”
Does the field of one who feeds guests first and partakes only of what remains even need to be sown with seed?
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
விருந்தோம்பி மிச்சில் மிசைவான் புலம் = முன்னே விருந்தினரை மிசைவித்துப் பின் மிக்கதனைத் தான் மிசைவானது விளைபுலத்திற்கு; வித்தும் இடல் வேண்டுமோ = வித்திடுதலும் வேண்டுமோ? வேண்டா. (தானே விளையும் என்பது குறிப்பெச்சம். 'கொல்' அசைநிலை.)
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Does the field of one who feeds his guests first and eats only what remains even need to be sown with seed? It will flourish on its own.