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Take up the model the wise have laid down: short or long, past its season, whether strangers look at it or not \u2014 on the cold slope where sickness bites, if you sit down in the striped shade the flowers have spread,","historical_notes":"","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc2\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bcd | the noise at the ford\n\u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bb4\u0ba9\u0bcd | the field sweet to eat\n\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bc2 | the flower lovely to see\n\u0b8a\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1 | the river full of places to step\n\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b9e\u0bc6\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd | the sweet heart\n\u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f | sorrow departing\n\u0b87\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 | with a gentle humming\n\u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd | the model the wise gave\n\u0b8a\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bc1 | past its season\n\u0baa\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd | the cold slope where sickness bites\n\u0b85\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bb2\u0bcd | the striped shade spread by flowers","meaning_ta":"\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc2\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf, \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bb4\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bc2\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf, \u0b8a\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1, \u0ba8\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b9e\u0bc6\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f, \u0b87\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1, \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd,","meaning_en":"Come quickly and well through the noise of the ford; show them the fields that are sweet to eat and the flowers that are lovely to the eye, and let them go first in the river that is full of stepping places; then your hearts' sorrow will be gone, and you will be sweet-voiced with a gentle hum. Take up the model the wise have laid down: short or long, past its season, whether strangers look at it or not \u2014 on the cold slope where sickness bites, if you sit down in the striped shade the flowers have spread,","explanation_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1: \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc2\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bc8.\n\n\"\u0b87\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\" \u2014 \u0bae\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b93\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bc8.","explanation_en":"This passage is deeply humane: show them food and flowers, let them go first. 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