திருக்குறள் 610, மடியின்மை

Transliteration

Matiyilaa Mannavan Eydhum Atiyalandhaan
Thaaaya Thellaam Orungu

English Translation

The slothless king shall gain en masse *All regions trod by Lord apace * Hindu mythology holds that Lord Vishnu measured with his feet the three worlds

தமிழ் விளக்கம் (Tamil Meaning)

அடியால் உலகத்தை அளந்த கடவுள் தாவியப் பரப்பு எல்லாவற்றையும் சோம்பல் இல்லாத அரசன் ஒரு சேர அடைவான்.

Couplet (G.U. Pope Translation)

The king whose life from sluggishness is rid,Shall rule o'er all by foot of mighty god bestrid

Explanation

The king who never gives way to idleness will obtain entire possession of (the whole earth) passed over by him who measured (the worlds) with His foot