Kollamai

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Kollamai

Not to kill any one

Aravinai yadhenin kollamai koral
Piravinai ellam tharum

Not killing is noble
Other one feeble

Paguthundu palluyir ombudhal noolore
Thoguthavatrul ellam thalai

Feeding hunger is top
Learned do prop

Ondraga nalladhu kollamai matratham
Pinsara poiyamai nandru

Killing others is declined
Telling truth acclaimed

Nallaru enapaduvathu yathenin yathondrum
Kollamai choozhum neri

Right path is asserted
None killed deserted

Nilaianji neetharul ellam kolaianji
Kollamai choozhvan thalai

Shunning family becoming saint
Non-killing no taint 

Kollamai merkondu ozhuguvan vazhnalmel
Chelladhu uyirunnum kootru

Death God dares not
Who kills not

Thannurir neepinum seiyarka thanpirithu
Innuyir neekum vinai

Death to self even
Killing no heaven

Nandragum aakam peridheninum sadrorku
Kondragum aakam kadai

Religious rites killing hell
Brings worse swell

Kolaivinaiyar aagiya maakal pulaivinaiyar
Punmai therivar agathu

Killers not cherished known
Never they crown

Uyirudambin neekiyavar enba seirudabin
Sellatheeyin vazhkai yavar

Afflicted with disease equalled
Did deeds sequelled 

Inna seiyamai

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Inna seiyamai

Sirappeenum selvam perinum pirarkinna
Seiyamai masatran kol

Harming others earning wealth
Pure never dwelth

Karuthinna seithava kannum maruthinna
Seiyamai masatrar kol

Even harmed elders never
Reciprocate it ever

Seiyamal chetrarkum innatha seithapin
Uyya vizhumam tharum

Resorting to retort evil
Brings back ill 
 
Inna seitharai oruthal avarnaana
Nannayam seithu vidal

Good as retort ashamed
He who shammed

Arivinal aaguvathu undo piridhinnoi
Thamnoipol potra kadai

Kowledge is useful others
Pain us bothers

Inna enathan unandhavai thunnamai
Vendum pirankan seiyal

Knowing pain should not
On others got

Enaithanum engnandrm yarkum manathanam
Manasei yamai thalai

Thought out evil never
On others ever


Thannuyirku innamai thanarivan enkolo
Mannuyriku inna seiyal

Why on earth dares
Do harm others

Pirarkinna murpagal seiyin thamakinna
Pirpagal thamay varum

Boomeerang bad deeds done
Immediate, escapes none

Noiellam noiseithar melavam noiseiyar
Noiinmai vendu bavar

Consequences to who seed
Harming others need?

Vegulamai

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Vegulamai

Not getting angered

Chellidathu kaapan chinankaapan alidathu
Kakkilenn kavakal enn?

Controlling anger where gain
In other vain

Chella idathu chinam theethu chellidathu
Illathanin theeya pira

Anger over strong distress
On weak stress

Marathal veguliyai yarmaattum theeya
Pirathal athanal varum

Avoid trouble control anger
If not langer

Nagaiyum vuvagaitum kollum chinathin
Paigaiyum ulavo pira

Is there enemy other
Erases emotions bother

Thannaithan kaakin chinamkaaka kavakal
Thannaiyae kollum chinam

In order to protect self
Controlling anger helps

Chinamennum serdharai kolli inamennum
Yema punaiyai chudum

Anger fire engulfs one
People afloat none

Chinathai poruledru kondavan kedu
Nilatharaindhan kaipizhaiya thatru

Considering anger as pride
Grounded hand decried

Inareri thoivanna inna seinum
Punarin vegulamai nandru

If possible even harmed
Anger not alarmed

Ulliyadhu ellam udaneidhum ullathal
Ullan veguli enin

Anger not promoted inside
All attained beside

Irandhar irandhar anaiyar chinathai
Thurandhar, thurandhar thunai

Dead he who angers
Head other rankers

Vaimai

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Vaimai

Speaking the truth

Vaimai enapaduvathu yathenin yathondrum
Theemai ilatha solal

Truth refers to uttering
Harm not lettering

Poimaiyum vaimai idatha puriatheerndha
Nanmai payakum enin

If falsehood brought good
Truth place stood

Thannenju arivadhu poiyarka poithapin
Thannenjey thanni chudum

Known to self blabbered
False would laboured

Ullathal poiyathu ozhugin ulagathar
Ullathul ellam ulan

Sincere at heart he
World with be

Manathodu vaimai mozhiyin thavathodu
Dhanamsei varin thalai

Truthful mind with one
Charity, penance won

Poiyamai anna pugazhillai eiyamai
Ella aramum tharum

Truthfulness pays all what
Others to sought

Poiyamai poiyamai aatrin arampira
Seiyamai seiyamai nandru

No need virtues noble
Truth alone ennoble

Puranthuimai neeran amaiyum aganthuimai
Vaimaiyal kaana padum

Physical cleanliness water makes
Inward truthfulness takes

Ella vilakkum vilakkalla sandrorku
Poiya vilakey vilakku

Glorious lights are none
Reality alone one

Yammeyya kandavatrul illai enaithondrum
Vaimaiyin nalla pira

No other virtues better
Fidelity is getter

Kallamai

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Kallamai

Not squandering

Ellamai venduvan enban enaithondrum
Kallamai kakkathan nenju

Decried not his wish
Resent others' dish

Ullathal ullalum theethay pirnporulai
Kallathal kalvem enal

Mere thought brings harm
Of usurping farm

Kalavinal aagiya aakkam alavirandhu
Aavathu pola kedum 

Amassed wealth through stealth
Ends meeting death

Kalavinkan kandriya kathal vilaivinkan
Veeya vizhumam tharum

Attachment to things gobble
Brings untold trouble

Arulkaruthi anbudaiyar aadhal porulkaruthi
Pochappu parparkan ill

Loving beings nature they
Not compared sway

Alavinkan nindrozhugal aatrar kalavinkan
Kandriya kadha lavar

Drenched in swindling act
Have not pact

Kalavennum karari vanmai alavennum
Aatral purindharkan ill

Squandering others possessions tactic
Knows not emphatic

Alavaridhar nenjathu arapol nirkum
Kalavarindhar nenjil karavu

Righteous fixes pure mind
Stealthy their kind

Alavalla seidhangay veevar kalavalla
Matraiya thetra thavar

Those with theft thought
Go to nought

Kalvarku thallum uyirnilai kallarku
Thallathu puthael ulagu

Miscreants suffer court punishment
Others enjoy merriment