Medicine
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mikiṉum kuṟaiyiṉum nōyceyyum nūlōr / vaḷimutalā eṇṇiya mūṉṟu
“The learned books count three, with wind as first; of these, / As any one prevail, or fail; 'twill cause disease.”
“Every one of the three humours described by sages, beginning with the windy one, would cause disease whenever they go to either extreme.”
If the three humors beginning with wind either exceed or diminish, they cause disease.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
மிகினும் குறையினும்= உணவுஞ் செயல்களும் ஒருவன் பகுதிக்கொத்த அளவினவன்றி அதனின் மிகுமாயினும், குறையுமாயினும்; நூலோர் வளிமுதலா எண்ணிய மூன்றும் நோய் செய்யும்= ஆயுள்வேதம் உடையாரால் வாத முதலாக எண்ணப்பட்ட மூன்றுநோயும் அவனுக்குத் துன்பம் செய்யும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
If the three elements enumerated by medical treatises—wind, bile, and phlegm—either exceed or fall short of their natural balance through improper food or habit, they produce disease.