Extending alms

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Eagai

Helping needy

Variyarkondru eavathey eagai matru ellam
Kuriethirpai neerathu udaithu

Helping needy alone worth
Others expecting mirth

Nallaru eninum kolaltheedhu melulagam
Ilenin eedhaley nandru

Accepting help augur not
Well, giving got

Ilanennum evvam uraiyamai eedhal
Kulanudaiyan kanney ula

Seeker denial not worth
Helper high birth

Innathu irakka paduthal irandhavar
Inmugam kaanum alavu

Seeker's face brighten give
Him, pitying naive

Aatruvar aatral pasiatral appasiyai
Matruvar aatralin pin

Fasting bearing hunger, hungers
Others alleviating lingers

Atrar azhipasi theerthal aguthoruvan
Petran porulvai puzhi

Remove hunger of poor
That goes more

Pathun mareeyi yavanai pasiennum
Theepini thheendal arithu

Sharing board with others
Hunger never bothers

Eethuvakkum inbam ariyarkol thaamudaimai
Vaithizhakkum vaka navar

Earned wealth kept self,
Loose, unsee pelf

Irathalin innadhu mandra nirappiya
Thamay thamiyar unal

Consuming sans sharing befits
Worse begging benefits

Sadhalin innadhathu illai inidhathuvum
Eedal iyaiya kadai

Death most painful noble
When alming unable

General virtues to be followed

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Oppuravaridhal

Common duties

Kaimaru venda kadapaadu marimaattu
Ennatrum kollo ulagu

Clouds cannot be repaid
People such aid?

Thalatri thandha porulellam thakkarku
Velanmai seithat poruttu

Earned all property reach
Fittest no breach

Puthel ulagathum eendum peralarithey
Oppuravin nalla pira

There are no deeds
For worlds' needs

Othathu arivan uyirvazhvan matraiyan
Setharul vaikka padum

Deeds spell man proper
Others announce pauper

Oorani neerniraindha thatrey ulagavam
Perari valan thiru

Learned wealth equalled to
Tank brimming do

Payanmaram ullur pazhuthatral selvam
Nayaudai yankan padin

Wealth in hands good
Tree fruits brood

Marundhagi thappa marathatral selvam
Perundhagai yankan padin

Medicinal will for others
Wealth who bothers

Idanil paruvathum oppuravu olgar
Kadanari katchi yavar

Known good doers even
In poverty liven

Nayanudaiyan nalkoorndhan adhal seiyumneera
Seiyadhu amaigala aaru

Sorrow he in poverty
For his inability

Oppuravi nalvarum kedenin aguthoruvan
Vitrukol thakkathu udaithu

In case indebted he
Sells himself fee

Fearing to harm

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Theevinaiacham

Shudder harming others

Theevinaiyar anjhar vizhumiyar anjuvar
Theevinai ennum cherukku

Dare not harming others
Used, other bothers

Theeyavai theeya payathalal theeyavai
Theeyinum anja padum

Bad begets negative hence
Feared fire thence

Arivinul ellam thalaienba theeya
Seruvarkum seiya vidal

Even not harming harmed
The best formed

Marandhum pirankedu soozharka soozhin
Aramsoozhum soozhndhavan kedu

Unmindful even harm not
Failing he got

Ilanendru theeyavai seiyarka seiyin
Ilanagum matru peyarndhu

Self-pitying do not harm
Worsen your form

Theepala thanpirarkan seiyarka noipala
Thannai adalvenda than

One doesn't like pain
Don't others vain

Enaipagai uttrarum uyivar vinapagai
Veeyadhu pinchen radum

One can escape enmity
Sinning no conformity

Theeyavai seidhar keduthal nizhalthannai
Veeyadhu adiurain thatru

One's shadow noon dies
Not sinners' vice

Thannaithan kadhalan ayin enaithondrum
Thunnarka theevinai pal

Self-loving persons harm not
Others even dot

Arunkedan enbathu ariga marungodi
Theevinai seiyan enin

He who not harming
Such will farming

Avoid unnecessary talk

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Payanilasolamai

Not to utter useless

Pallarmuniya payanila solluvan
Ellarum ella padum

He making useless talk
Be laughing stalk

Payanila pallarmun sollal mayanila
Nattatkan seidhalin theedhu

Tounge lashing before learned
Worse friends cornered

Nayanylan enbathu sollum payanila
Parithu uraikkum urai

Lecture on useless exposes
His injustice proposes

Nayansara nanmaiyin neekkum payansara
Panbilsol pallar agathu

Loses fortune who mouths
Unwanted words loathes

Seermai sirappodu neengum payanila
Neermai udaiyar solin

Unwanted blabberings persons fame
Go utter shame

Payanilsol paarattu vanai maganenal
Makkat pathadi enal

Unnecessary talks not man
Waste other than

Nayanila sollinum solluga sandror
Payanila sollamai nandru

Justice may not gesture
Unwanted not venture

Arumpayan aayum arivinaar sollar
Perumpayan illadha sol

Those seeking good things
Unwanted never brings

Porultheerndha pochandhum sollar marultheerndha
Masaru katchi yavar

Flawless people never utter
Forgetfully ever bitter

Solluga sollin payanudaiya sollarka
Sollin payanila sol

Utter usefull language all
Restrain uttering tall

19

Purankuramai

Avoid slander-mongering

Arankuran alla seiyinum oruvan
Purnakuran endral inidhu

Though good not done
Slanderous nature gone

Aranazhiyee allavai seidhalin theedhay
Puranazhiyee poithu nagai

Enemy open is better
For slandering bitter

Purankuri poithuyir vazhdhalin sadhal
Arankurum aakkam mtharum

Death considered devine than
Slanderous life span

Kannindru kannara sollinum sollarka
Munnindru pinnokka sol

Scolding serves better afront
Backbiting rather different

Aransollum nenjathan anmai puransollum
Punmaiyar kaana padum

Praising on face waste
Cursing back taste

Piranpazhi kooruvan thanpazhi ullum
Thirantherindhu koora padum

Self-exposed he who slanders
Tells others' blunders

Pagasolli kelir pirippar nagasolli
Natpadal thetra thavar

Friends not made, words
Hostile spoken swords

Thunniyar kutramum thootrum marabinar
Ennaikol yethilar maatku

Shuddering to harm unknown
Bothering better known

Arannokki aatrunkol vaiyam purannokki
Punndol uraippan porai

World patient on slanderer
Mould as launderer

Ethilar kutrampol thangutram kaangirpin
Theethundo mannum uyirku

World would not befall
Wrongs forgotten all

Desire not for others' possessions

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Veggamai

Not being covetous

Naduvindri nanporul veggin kudipondri
Kutramum aangey tharum

Desire wealth genuine others
Trouble that bothers

Padupayan veggi pazhipaduva seyyar
Naduvanmai naanu bavar

People fearing repercussion never
Desire covet ever

Sittrinbam veggi aranalla seyyarey
Matrinban vendu bavar

Those desiring eternal bliss
Refrain committing gliss

Ilamendru vegguthal seyyar pulamvendra
Punmaiyil katchi avar

He overcame senses bothers
Not wealth others

Aggi agandra arivennam yaarmaattum
Veggi veriya seiyin

All things detested what
Wisdom worth that

Arulveggi aatrinkan nindran porulveggi
Pollatha soozha kedum

Illgotten wealth diminishes righteous
Path from virtuous

Vendarka veggiyam aakkam vilaivaiyin
Maandar karitham payan

Desire others possessions refuse
Aspire that infuse

Aggamai selvathirku yathenin veggamai
Vendum pirankai porul

One's real rightful wealth
Not others' dwelth

Aranarindhu vegga arivudaiyar serum
Thiranarindhu thangey thiru

Wealth comes one's way
Others' not away

Iraleenum ennathu veggin viraleenum
Vendamai ennum serukku

Desireless for others' property
Brings one prosperity

Win over envy

17

Azhukkaramai

Shy away envy

Ozhukkarai kolga oruvanthan nenjathu
Azhukkaru iladha iyalbu

Consider oneself pure heart
Envy put apart

Vizhuppetrin agthoppa illaiyar maattum
Azhukatrin anmai perin

Nothing more than that
Envious nature shot

Aranaakkam vendathan enban piranakkam
Penathu azhukkaru paan

Jealousy over other's prosper
Will go pauper

Azhukkatrin allavai seiyar izhukkatrin
Edham padupakku arindhu

Out of jealousy harm
Man wisdom calm

Azhukkaru udaiyarku adhusaalum ondrar
Vazhukkiyum kedeen bathu

Envy annihilates need not
Enemies take shot

Koduppadhu azhukkarupan chuttram uduppadhuvum
Unbadhuvum indri kedum

One's possession if envied
Bereft all carried

Avvithu azhukkaru udaiyanai seiyaval
Thavvayai kaati vidum

No prosper who envies
Doom belongings his

Azhukkaru enaoru paavi thiruchetruth
Theeuzhi uyithu vidum

Sinner envy vanishes wealth
Makes evil dwelth

Avviya nenjathan aakkamum sevviyan
Kedum ninaikka padum

Ponder, wonder subjects suffer
Good, evil prosper

Azhukkatru agandrarum illaiagthu illar
Perukkathil theerdharum ill

Sufferings for non-jealous short
More who abort