Divisive Hostility
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mikaṉmēvaṉ meypporuḷ kāṇa rikaṉmēva / liṉṉā vaṟivi ṉavar.
“The very truth that greatness gives their eyes can never see, / Who only know to work men woe, fulfilled of enmity.”
“Behold the prince of spiteful nature who is ever addicted to strife: he will be blind to the policy that advanceth nations.”
Those whose harmful judgment clings to hostility cannot see the true and just principle that leads to victory.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
இகல் மேவல் இன்னா அறிவினவர்= இகலோடு மேவுதலையுடைய இன்னாத அறிவினை உடையார்; மிகல் மேவல் மெய்ப்பொருள் காணார்= வெற்றி பொருந்தலையுடைய நீதிநூற் பொருளை அறியமாட்டார்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Those whose distorted minds cling to bitter hostility can never perceive the profound principle of justice that leads to genuine victory.