அவாஎன்ப எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் எஞ்ஞான்றும்
தவாஅப் பிறப்பீனும் வித்து.
The wise declare, through all the days, to every living thingThat ceaseless round of birth from seed of strong desire doth spring
(The wise) say that the seed, which produces unceasing births, at all times, to all creatures, is desire