{"id":3009,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-11\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:04","slug":"aathichoodi-11","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 11 \u00b7 \u0b93\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never stop studying.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3009","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"11","verse_sort":11,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b93\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd","english_translation":"Never stop studying.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.\n\n\u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b93\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nReading good books and reciting sacred texts should continue all one's life. Svadhyaya, self-study, is itself a discipline.\n\nTransliteration: Oathuvathu ozhiyael","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Oathuvathu ozhiyael","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b93\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1|studying, learning\n\u0b92\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd|do not stop","meaning_ta":"\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.","meaning_en":"Never stop studying.","explanation_ta":"\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Never stop studying. Learning does not end with school; it is a journey that lasts a lifetime.\n\nThere is no shortcut to learning. Only daily study, reflection and study again bring true knowledge.","story_title_ta":"\u0baf\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9c\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2 \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u201c\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0baf\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.\n\n\u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u201c\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd?\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baf\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u201c\u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0baf\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd: \u201c\u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf!\u201d\n\n\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd, \u201c\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf, \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0baf\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b93\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.","story_title_en":"Yavakrita and the Dam of Sand","story_en":"From the Mahabharata, Vana Parva. Yavakrita, son of the sage Bharadvaja, wanted all the Vedas to come to him without years of study under a teacher, and performed fierce penance for it. Indra came and said, \"Learning comes only by studying with a guru,\" but Yavakrita would not listen.\n\nOne day on the bank of the Ganga, an old man was throwing sand into the river, handful by handful. \"What are you doing?\" asked Yavakrita. \"Building a dam to cross the Ganga,\" he replied. Yavakrita laughed: \"That is a useless effort!\"\n\nThe old man said, \"So is your effort to gain the Vedas without study,\" and revealed himself as Indra. Yavakrita saw his mistake. There is no road to knowledge except study.","reflection_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1?","reflection_en":"What is one subject you would like to keep studying this week?","image_prompt":"An old man on the bank of the wide Ganga dropping handfuls of sand into the rushing water, a young ascetic watching with an amused smile, faint divine light glowing around the old man, Tanjore-painting inspired style with palm-leaf manuscript texture, ivory, ochre, copper and deep teal palette, no text or letters in the image."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3009","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\/3009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3211,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3009\/revisions\/3211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3009"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3009"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3009"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3009"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}