Nobility of Character
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calampaṟṟic cālpila ceyyārmā caṟṟa / kulampaṟṟi vāḻtumeṉ pār.
“Whose minds are set to live as fits their sire's unspotted fame, / Stooping to low deceit, commit no deeds that gender shame.”
“Behold the men who are anxious to keep pure the honourable traditions of their family: they will never take to deceit nor descend to ignoble deeds.”
Those who seek to live true to an untarnished lineage will not practice deceit or unworthy deeds.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
மாசு அற்ற குலம் பற்றி வாழ்தும் என்பார்= வசையற்று வருகின்ற நம் குடிமரபினோடு ஒத்து வாழக்கடவேம் என்று கருதி அவ்வாறு வாழ்வார்; சலம் பற்றிச் சால்பு இல செய்யார்= வறுமையுற்றவழியும், வஞ்சனையைப் பொருந்தி, அமைவிலவாய தொழில்களைச் செய்யார்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Those who resolve to uphold the honor of an unblemished lineage will never harbor deceit or stoop to unprincipled conduct.