{"id":13712,"date":"2026-11-12T02:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T02:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/natrinai-280\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T02:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T02:15:54","slug":"natrinai-280","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/natrinai-280\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0ba8\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bc8 280 \u00b7 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u00b7 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sweet mango the heron did not eat drops with a splash into the deep still pool where water lilies stand with buds like the hunched posture of a heron: for the endless straying of the lord of that cool shore, you tell me, &#8216;Don&#8217;t sulk&#8217;, friend. I will not sulk. In my good house, like Kunrur of the ancient Velir, where field watchmen crack coiled snails on the backs of field turtles green as leaves, I have no rest from entertaining a great many guests; so I find no time to sulk.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[143],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[9],"class_list":["post-13712","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-pala-pulavargal","work_title-natrinai"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"280","verse_sort":280,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b95\u0bca\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bc2\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b86\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb2\u0bcd\n\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc8\n\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0baa\u0bb4\u0ba9 \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\n\u0b95\u0bb4\u0ba9\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc7","english_translation":"A sweet mango the heron did not eat drops with a splash into the deep still pool where water lilies stand with buds like the hunched posture of a heron: for the endless straying of the lord of that cool shore, you tell me, 'Don't sulk', friend. I will not sulk. In my good house, like Kunrur of the ancient Velir, where field watchmen crack coiled snails on the backs of field turtles green as leaves, I have no rest from entertaining a great many guests; so I find no time to sulk.","historical_notes":"","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Kokkinukku ozhintha theem pazham kokkin \/ Koompu nilai anna mukaiya aampal \/ Thoongku neerk kuttaththu thutumena veezhum \/ Than thurai ooran thantaap paraththamai \/ Pulavaay enri thoazhi pulavaen \/ Pazhana yaamaip paasataip puraththu \/ Kazhani kaavalar suri nanthu utaikkum \/ Thonru muthir vaelir kunroor anna en \/ Nal manai nani virunthu ayarum \/ Kaithoovu inmaiyin eythaamaarae","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b95\u0bca\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 | heron\n\u0b95\u0bc2\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8 | hunched posture\n\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc8 | bud\n\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9 | with a splash\n\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe | unceasing\n\u0baa\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc8 | straying with courtesans\n\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd | do not sulk\n\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8 | turtle\n\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 | coiled snail\n\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd | Velir, an ancient chieftain clan","meaning_ta":"\u0b95\u0bca\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb4\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bca\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bae\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b86\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd '\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 '\u0b8a\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd, \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0bbf. \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0baa\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b93\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b8a\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.","meaning_en":"A sweet mango the heron did not eat drops with a splash into the deep still pool where water lilies stand with buds like the hunched posture of a heron: for the endless straying of the lord of that cool shore, you tell me, 'Don't sulk', friend. I will not sulk. In my good house, like Kunrur of the ancient Velir, where field watchmen crack coiled snails on the backs of field turtles green as leaves, I have no rest from entertaining a great many guests; so I find no time to sulk.","explanation_ta":"\u0baa\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1: \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b8f\u0ba9\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcb \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd, '\u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0ba8\u0bc0 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd?' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"A poem by Paranar. The friend urges her to take the hero back, and the heroine's answer is ironic: I will not sulk, because I have no time to; guests keep coming to my house. She is wholly absorbed in the duties of the household while he wanders elsewhere.\n\nHospitality was the pride of a Tamil wife. By making it her answer, she quietly asks: I keep this household going; what are you doing?","story_title_ta":"\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u00b7 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bae\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bae\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bae\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0b89\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bae\u0bcd","story_title_en":"","story_en":"","reflection_ta":"\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcb\u0bae\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"Do we leave the duties of the household for one person alone to carry?","image_prompt":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/13712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/verse"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/13712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16335,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/13712\/revisions\/16335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=13712"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=13712"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=13712"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=13712"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=13712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}