{"id":3063,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-65\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:08","slug":"aathichoodi-65","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-65\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 65 \u00b7 \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do not take up what is bound to fail.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3063","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"65","verse_sort":65,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd","english_translation":"Do not take up what is bound to fail.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.\n\n\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.\n\nDo not enter quarrels or ventures that cannot be won.\n\nTransliteration: Thoarpana thotarael","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Thoarpana thotarael","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba9|things bound to fail\n\u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd|do not pursue","meaning_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.","meaning_en":"Do not take up what is bound to fail.","explanation_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcb \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcb \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b87\u0bb4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b8a\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1. \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8a\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd (\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf 6); \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc8.","explanation_en":"Do not take up what is bound to fail. If we press on down a wrong road out of pride or stubbornness, the loss only grows.\n\nZeal and stubbornness are different. Pressing on for a good purpose is zeal (line 6); pressing on towards ruin for an unjust purpose is folly.","story_title_ta":"\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b86\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baf \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bb0 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9a\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd: \u201c\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2. \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc7\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\u201d\n\n\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7, \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"Maricha's Warning","story_en":"From the Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda. To carry off Sita, Ravana sought Maricha's help. Maricha was the one who, long before, had come to spoil Vishvamitra's sacrifice and was hurled across the sea by a single arrow from the young Rama.\n\nHe pleaded with Ravana: \"Rama is dharma in human form. To clash with him is to fall into fire. Since that day, whenever I see a tree I see Rama with his bow. This venture can end only in defeat and ruin; it will destroy Lanka itself.\"\n\nRavana would not listen and threatened to kill him if he refused. Maricha went as the golden deer and fell to Rama's arrow. Just as he had said, Ravana, who pursued what was bound to fail, perished along with his clan.","reflection_ta":"\u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Is there a pursuit that it would truly be wiser to let go of?","image_prompt":"The old rakshasa Maricha kneeling and pleading with folded hands before an enthroned Ravana in a dark golden hall, a faint vision of Rama with drawn bow glowing between the pillars behind him, 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\/3063","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\/3063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3265,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3063\/revisions\/3265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3063"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3063"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3063"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3063"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}