Divisive Hostility
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ikalāṉā miṉṉāta vellā nakalāṉā / naṉṉaya meṉṉuñ cerukku.
“From enmity do all afflictive evils flow; / But friendliness doth wealth of kindly good bestow.”
“From defiance springeth all that is bitter: but good will yieldeth the glorious fruit of peace and harmony.”
From hostility arise all forms of pain; from fellowship arises the great wealth called good justice.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
இகலான் இன்னாத எல்லாம் ஆம்= ஒருவனுக்கு மாறுபாடு ஒன்றானே இன்னாதன எல்லாம் உளவாம்; நகலான் நன்னயம் என்னும் செருக்கு ஆம்= நட்பு ஒன்றானே நல்லநீதி என்னும் பெருஞ்செல்வம் உளதாம்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
From bitter hostility spring all painful miseries; but from genuine goodwill and fellowship flows the rich blessing of noble harmony and justice.