{"id":3067,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-69\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:08","slug":"aathichoodi-69","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-69\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 69 \u00b7 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do not play in deep water.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3067","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"69","verse_sort":69,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd","english_translation":"Do not play in deep water.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b86\u0bb4\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.\n\n\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b86\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\nCarelessness in rivers and tanks endangers life.\n\nTransliteration: Neer vilaiyaatael","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Neer vilaiyaatael","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd|water (deep water)\n\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd|do not play carelessly in","meaning_ta":"\u0b86\u0bb4\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.","meaning_en":"Do not play in deep water.","explanation_ta":"\u0b86\u0bb4\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b8e\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8. \u0b86\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b8e\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcb \u0b86\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcb \u0b8e\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b8e\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"Do not play carelessly in deep water. Literally, it is a warning for safety. 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Near the end of their exile, the Pandavas were weary and thirsty, and Nakula went to fetch water. He found a clear lake.\n\nAs he bent to drink, a voice rang out: \"This is my lake. Answer my questions, then drink.\" In his thirst Nakula ignored the warning and drank, and fell lifeless at once. Sahadeva, Arjuna and Bhima came after him, did the same and fell.\n\nAt last Yudhishthira came. Even seeing his brothers lying there, he respected the warning and answered the Yaksha's questions wisely, one by one. Pleased, the Yaksha revealed himself as Dharma Deva and restored all the brothers to life. The one who approached the water with restraint saved them all.","reflection_ta":"\u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b8e\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Which warning sign are you tempted to ignore in your hurry?","image_prompt":"Yudhishthira kneeling calmly at the edge of a clear forest lake with folded hands, his four brothers lying motionless on the bank, a towering luminous Yaksha standing upon a tree branch above the water, 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\/3067","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\/3067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3269,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3067\/revisions\/3269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3067"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3067"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3067"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3067"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}