Not Offending the Great and Powerful
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vakaimāṇṭa vāḻkkaiyu vāṉporuḷu meṉṉān / takaimāṇṭa takkār ceṟiṉ.
“Though every royal gift, and stores of wealth your life should crown, / What are they, if the worthy men of mighty virtue frown?”
“Where will be thy life with its varied glories and thy wealth with all its splendour, if sages, strong in the strength of the spirit, are incensed against thee?”
What is the use of a life adorned with every excellence and immense wealth, if one provokes the wrath of the truly worthy?
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
தகை மாண்ட தக்கார் செறின்= சாப அருள்கட்கு ஏதுவாய பெருமை மாட்சிமைப்பட்ட அருந்தவர் அரசனை வெகுள்வாராயின்; வகைமாண்ட வாழ்க்கையும் வான் பொருளும் என்னாம்= உறுப்பழகு பெற்ற அவன் அரசாட்சியும், ஈட்டிவைத்த பெரும்பொருளும் என்பட்டுவிடும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
If one incurs the wrath of worthy elders endowed with supreme virtue and wisdom, of what avail is an exalted station in life or a boundless hoard of great wealth?