{"id":13715,"date":"2026-11-12T02:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T02:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/natrinai-283\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T02:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T02:19:23","slug":"natrinai-283","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/natrinai-283\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0ba8\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bc8 283 \u00b7 \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u00b7 \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb3\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lord of the shore where fragrant fine neythal lilies, equal to eyes, plucked from the deep backwater by bright-browed girls, adorn the little sand houses with their wide lines! Is it right that she should become like this, her old beauty, which the skilful once studied and praised, wasting away? For to those who love you, your word is more truthful than the light that rises above the high-waved sea, worshipped by many, shining as a protection.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[143],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[9],"class_list":["post-13715","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-pala-pulavargal","work_title-natrinai"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"283","verse_sort":283,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b92\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b93\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\n\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b92\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0bae\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd\n\u0b85\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\n\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b86\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\n\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b86\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcb \u0b93\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\n\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\n\u0b8f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7","english_translation":"Lord of the shore where fragrant fine neythal lilies, equal to eyes, plucked from the deep backwater by bright-browed girls, adorn the little sand houses with their wide lines! Is it right that she should become like this, her old beauty, which the skilful once studied and praised, wasting away? For to those who love you, your word is more truthful than the light that rises above the high-waved sea, worshipped by many, shining as a protection.","historical_notes":"","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Ol nuthal makalir oangku kazhik kurra \/ Kan naer oppina kamazh naru neythal \/ Akal varis siru manai aniyum thuraiva \/ Valloar aayntha thol kavin tholaiya \/ Innai aakuthal thakumoa oangku thirai \/ Munneer meemisaip palar thozhath thoanri \/ Aemura vilangkiya sutarinum \/ Vaaymai saanra nin sol nayanthoarkkae","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b92\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd | bright brow\n\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 | plucked\n\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b92\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9 | equal to eyes\n\u0b85\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8 | little sand houses with wide lines\n\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd | the skilful\n\u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd | old beauty\n\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd | the sea\n\u0baa\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4 | worshipped by many\n\u0b8f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1 | as a protection\n\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd | light, sun or lighthouse lamp","meaning_ta":"\u0b92\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0bae\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4, \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba9, \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7! \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b87\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b86\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcb? \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf, \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f, \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1.","meaning_en":"Lord of the shore where fragrant fine neythal lilies, equal to eyes, plucked from the deep backwater by bright-browed girls, adorn the little sand houses with their wide lines! Is it right that she should become like this, her old beauty, which the skilful once studied and praised, wasting away? For to those who love you, your word is more truthful than the light that rises above the high-waved sea, worshipped by many, shining as a protection.","explanation_ta":"\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb3\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n'\u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b9a\u0bae\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"A poem by Madurai Maruthan Ilanaganar. The friend asks the hero who comes by day for marriage. The light rising over the sea and worshipped by many is the morning sun, or, some say, the lighthouse lamp of the port. The ancient worship of the sun shows through.\n\nPraising him, 'your word is truer than that light', also binds him to keep it: the friend's familiar art of reminding a man of his duty through praise.","story_title_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u00b7 \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb3\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0baa\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bae\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0b89\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bae\u0bcd","story_title_en":"","story_en":"","reflection_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcb\u0bae\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"Do we live so that others could say our word is as dependable as the rising sun?","image_prompt":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/13715","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\/13715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16338,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/13715\/revisions\/16338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=13715"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=13715"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=13715"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=13715"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=13715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}