Medicine
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iḻivaṟin tuṇpāṉka ṇiṉpampō ṉiṟkum / kaḻipē riraiyāṉka ṇōy.
“On modest temperance as pleasures pure, / So pain attends the greedy epicure.”
“Even as Health seeketh the man who eateth only when his stomach is empty, even so doth Disease seek the man who eateth to excess.”
Health abides with him who eats moderately, while disease dwells with the glutton.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
இழிவு அறிந்து உண்பான்கண் இன்பம்போல்= அக்குறைதலை நன்று என்று அறிந்து அவ்வாறே உண்பவன்மாட்டு இன்பம்நீங்காது நிலை நிற்குமாறுபோல்; கழிபேர் இரையான்கண் நோய் நிற்கும்= மிகப்பெரிய இரையை விழுங்குவான் மாட்டு நோய்நீங்காது நிலைநிற்கும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Just as lasting well-being abides with him who eats moderately with restraint, so does relentless disease dwell in one who gluttonously overeats.