{"id":3021,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-23\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:05","slug":"aathichoodi-23","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 23 \u00b7 \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do not live by seizing another&#8217;s land.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3021","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"23","verse_sort":23,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd","english_translation":"Do not live by seizing another's land.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.\n\n\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0baa\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nLiving off land taken from others is adharma, and it ruins families.\n\nTransliteration: Man pariththu unnael","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Man pariththu unnael","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bcd|land\n\u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1|seizing, snatching\n\u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd|do not live (eat) by","meaning_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.","meaning_en":"Do not live by seizing another's land.","explanation_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf.\n\n\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf.","explanation_en":"Do not live by seizing another's land. Only land earned by honest labour belongs to our life. To live by taking what belongs to others is injustice.\n\nGreed for land has destroyed families and nations. Giving each person what is rightfully theirs is the way of peace.","story_title_ta":"\u0b8a\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b95 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc2\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u201c\u0b90\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b90\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bc0\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u201c\u0b8a\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb7\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b8a\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"Not Even a Needle's Point of Land","story_en":"From the Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva. After completing thirteen years of exile, including the year in hiding, the Pandavas asked for their rightful kingdom. Duryodhana refused.\n\nTo avert war, Krishna went as envoy and asked, \"At least give five villages to the five brothers.\" Bhishma, Drona, Vidura and Gandhari all pleaded. Duryodhana replied, \"I will not give even as much land as a needle's point.\"\n\nThat stubborn will to keep land that belonged to others led straight to the Kurukshetra war. For a needle's point of land, he lost his clan, his kingdom and his life.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"Is there anything you are holding on to that is not rightfully yours?","image_prompt":"Krishna standing as envoy in the Kaurava royal court with an open palm, Duryodhana on his throne turning away with a raised hand of refusal, Bhishma and Vidura watching in sorrow, 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\/3021","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\/3021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3223,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3021\/revisions\/3223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3021"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3021"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3021"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3021"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}