Internal Enmity
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uṭampā ṭilātavar vāḻkkai kuṭaṅkaruṭ / pāmpō ṭuṭaṉuṟain taṟṟu.
“Domestic life with those who don't agree, / Is dwelling in a shed with snake for company.”
“Behold the man who mixeth on intimate terms with one who hateth him in his heart: he is like one dwelling in a hut with a cobra for his companion.”
Life with those who lack true concord is like dwelling together with a snake inside one hut.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
உடம்பாடு இலாதவர் வாழ்க்கை= மனப்பொருத்தம் இல்லாதாரோடு கூட ஒருவன் வாழும் வாழ்க்கை; குடங்கருள் பாம்போடு உடன் உறைந்தற்று= ஒரு குடிலுள்ளே பாம்போடு கூட உறைந்தாற் போலும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Sharing one's life with those devoid of inward concord is like dwelling inside a single cramped hut with a deadly venomous serpent as one's companion.