Uranennum thottiyaan oraintum kaapaan
Varanennum vaippirkor vithu.
The one who guards the five senses with willpower as the goad — that person is the seed for the ideal life.
உறுதியான மனவலிமை என்ற அங்குசத்தால் ஐந்து புலன்களையும் காப்பவன் சிறந்த வாழ்க்கைக்கு விதை ஆவான்.
The 'goad' (elephant hook/ankusha) controls the mighty elephant — here willpower controls the powerful senses. The person who achieves this sense-control becomes the 'seed' — the source and origin — of the ideal blessed life. From such self-mastery, all good things grow.