{"id":3037,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-39\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:06","slug":"aathichoodi-39","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 39 \u00b7 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strive to learn by listening.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3037","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"39","verse_sort":39,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd","english_translation":"Strive to learn by listening.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf. \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf.\n\nListening to the wise is itself learning. Shravana, hearing, is the first step to knowledge.\n\nTransliteration: Kaelvi muyal","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Kaelvi muyal","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf|learning by listening\n\u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd|strive for","meaning_ta":"\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Strive to learn by listening.","explanation_ta":"\u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf; \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf.\n\n\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u201c\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Strive to learn by listening. Reading books is one way; listening carefully to the wise is another excellent way.\n\nValluvar too calls the wealth of the ear the greatest of all wealth. Knowledge comes on its own to one who has the patience to listen.","story_title_ta":"\u0b9c\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bc7\u0b9c\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b86\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb7\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9c\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bc7\u0b9c\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b86\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b9c\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bc7\u0b9c\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u201c\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bcc\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2, \u0b9c\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bc7\u0b9c\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b90\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0b86\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Janamejaya Hears the Bharata","story_en":"From the Mahabharata, Adi Parva. Janamejaya, son of Parikshit, performed a great serpent sacrifice to avenge his father's death. At the plea of the young sage Astika, the sacrifice was halted.\n\nVyasa came to that assembly. Janamejaya humbly asked, \"I wish to hear the full story of my ancestors, the Pandavas and the Kauravas.\" Vyasa asked his disciple Vaishampayana to tell it.\n\nAs Vaishampayana narrated, Janamejaya listened patiently, asking questions here and there to clear his doubts. It is because of his eagerness to listen that the Mahabharata was told in full to the world. The effort of listening raised up one man, and then the whole world.","reflection_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Whom could you listen to and learn from today?","image_prompt":"King Janamejaya seated attentively in a sacrificial hall as the sage Vaishampayana narrates with expressive hands, Vyasa seated in the background, palm-leaf manuscripts and a smouldering fire altar nearby, 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\/3037","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\/3037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3239,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3037\/revisions\/3239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3037"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3037"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3037"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3037"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}