Udaiyaar mun illaar pol ekkattrum katru Migaippattu thiru peruvar.

Learning humbly before the learned — like the poor before the wealthy — those who endure this will gain great glory.

கற்றவர்களின் முன் வறியோர் போல் நடந்து, அவமானத்தையும் பொறுத்து கற்பவர்கள் மிகவும் புகழ் பெறுவர்.

The humility of learning requires a form of forbearance: sitting before knowledgeable people like a poor person before the wealthy, enduring whatever discomfort that position creates. Those who can endure this ego-deflation in service of learning will eventually receive great glory.