Following a Wife's Direction
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naṭṭār kuṟaimuṭiyār naṉṟāṟṟār naṉṉutalāṭ / peṭṭāṅ koḻuku pavar.
“Who to the will of her with beauteous brow their lives conform, / Aid not their friends in need, nor acts of charity perform.”
“Behold the men that allow themselves to be governed by their wives: they will not satisfy the wants of their friends, neither will they do anything that is good.”
Those who live merely to satisfy their wives' desires will not aid their friends in need nor perform righteous deeds.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நன்னுதலாள் பெட்டாங்கு ஒழுகுபவர்= தாம் வேண்டியவாறன்றித் தம் மனையாள் வேண்டியவாறு ஒழுகுவார்; நட்டார்குறை முடியார்= தம்மொடு நட்புச் செய்தார் உற்ற குறைமுடிக்க மாட்டார்; நன்று ஆற்றார்= அதுவேயன்றி மறுமைக்குத் துணையாய அறஞ்செய்யவு மாட்டார்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Those who conduct their lives solely according to their wives' desires will never fulfill their obligations to friends nor practice virtuous deeds.