{"id":3093,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-95\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:08","slug":"aathichoodi-95","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-95\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 95 \u00b7 \u0bae\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the noble.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3093","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"95","verse_sort":95,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0bae\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd","english_translation":"Listen to the noble.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd.\n\n\u0bae\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nWhat the noble say from experience lights the way.\n\nTransliteration: Maenmakkal sol kael","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Maenmakkal sol kael","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bae\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd|the noble, the wise\n\u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd|words, counsel\n\u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd|listen to, heed","meaning_ta":"\u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Listen to the noble.","explanation_ta":"\u0bae\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0b9f \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb0\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2; \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1. \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Listen to the noble. Our own feelings may sometimes hesitate, but the words of the wise come with a wider view.\n\nHeeding the wise is not servility; it is the humility that receives wisdom. The one who listens and acts is the one who grows.","story_title_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb2\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8, \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd.\n\n\u201c\u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bbe \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd: \u201c\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc8. \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.\u201d\n\n\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd: \u201c\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd.\u201d \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"The Slaying of Tataka","story_en":"From the Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Travelling with Vishvamitra, Rama and Lakshmana came to a desolate forest. Once a prosperous land, it had been laid waste by the rakshasi Tataka, who killed all who passed.\n\n\"Kill her,\" said Vishvamitra. Rama hesitated at the thought of slaying a woman. The sage explained: \"Protecting the people is a prince's duty. One who works cruelty must not be spared because she is a woman; the righteous have done so before.\"\n\nRama said humbly, \"My father commanded me to obey your words. I will do as you say.\" When Tataka charged at them, Rama struck her down, and the forest found peace again. Heeding the noble was the way to Rama's first victory.","reflection_ta":"\u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8?","reflection_en":"Which wise elder's advice have you not yet acted on?","image_prompt":"The young Rama drawing his bow in a desolate forest as the towering rakshasi Tataka charges through a dust storm, the sage Vishvamitra standing behind him with a raised guiding hand, Lakshmana beside, 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\/3093","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\/3093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3295,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3093\/revisions\/3295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3093"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3093"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3093"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3093"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}