தன்னுயிர் நீப்பினும் செய்யற்க தான்பிறிது
இன்னுயிர் நீக்கும் வினை.
Though thine own life for that spared life the price must pay,Take not from aught that lives gift of sweet life away
Let no one do that which would destroy the life of another, although he should by so doing, lose his own life