{"id":3011,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-13\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:04","slug":"aathichoodi-13","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 13 \u00b7 \u0b85\u0b83\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do not short-measure grain.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3011","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"13","verse_sort":13,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b85\u0b83\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd","english_translation":"Do not short-measure grain.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.\n\n\u0b85\u0b83\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8f\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1. \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nAkkam means grain. Cheating on measure in trade is deceit; honest measure is dharma.\n\nTransliteration: Akkam surukkael","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Akkam surukkael","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b85\u0b83\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd|grain\n\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd|do not short-measure, do not reduce","meaning_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.","meaning_en":"Do not short-measure grain.","explanation_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb2\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Do not short-measure grain. In trade, cutting a measure may look like a small profit, but it destroys trust itself.\n\nGrain is the basis of life. To cheat in it is like taking food from a hungry mouth. We must understand that even a single grain is precious.","story_title_ta":"\u0b85\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0baf \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8","story_ta":"\u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0baf \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcc\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bc1, \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9a \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b86\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u201c\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcb\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf. \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcc\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u201c\u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b8f\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b93\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u201c\u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b86\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc7 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb3\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc8!","story_title_en":"One Grain in the Akshaya Patra","story_en":"From the traditional recensions of the Mahabharata, Vana Parva. In the forest, Draupadi fed every guest from the Akshaya Patra given by the Sun; once she had eaten, it gave no more that day. One day after she had eaten, the sage Durvasa arrived with thousands of disciples and said, \"We will bathe and return; let the meal be ready.\"\n\nThere was no food, and the sage's curse was certain. Draupadi called on Krishna with all her heart. Krishna came and said, \"I am hungry; give me something.\" He ate a single bit of greens and one grain of rice stuck to the rim of the vessel, and said, \"May the whole world be satisfied.\"\n\nThe sages bathing in the river suddenly felt full, and left without returning. If a single grain can fill the world, how great a wrong it is to short-measure grain!","reflection_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Where can you give full and honest measure, in goods or in effort?","image_prompt":"Krishna smiling as he lifts a single grain of rice from the rim of a glowing copper vessel held by Draupadi in a forest hut, sages bathing in a river in the distance, 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\/3011","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\/3011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3213,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3011\/revisions\/3213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3011"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3011"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3011"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3011"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}