Medicine
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aṟṟa taṟintu kaṭaippiṭittu māṟalla / tuykka tuvarap pacittu.
“Knowing the food digested well, when hunger prompteth thee, / With constant care, the viands choose that well agree.”
“Wait till thy food is digested and thy appetite is keen: then eat moderately the food that agreeth with thee.”
Know that food has digested, wait for keen hunger, and eat foods that do not disagree with the body.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அற்றது அறிந்து= முன்னுண்டது அற்றபடியை அறிந்து; துவரப்பசித்து= பின் மிகப்பசித்து; மாறல்ல கடைப்பிடித்துத் துய்க்க= உண்ணுங்கால் மாறுகொள்ளாத உணவுகளைக் குறிக்கொண்டு உண்க.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Knowing that previous food is digested, and waiting until genuine hunger arises, eat wholesome food that does not conflict with bodily health.