{"id":3098,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-100\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:09","slug":"aathichoodi-100","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 100 \u00b7 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do not be the first to start an argument.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3098","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"100","verse_sort":100,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd","english_translation":"Do not be the first to start an argument.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.\n\n\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1.\n\nNeedless argument breeds enmity; keeping the peace is wisdom.\n\nTransliteration: Vaathu murkoorael","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Vaathu murkoorael","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1|argument, dispute\n\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd|do not be the first to start","meaning_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.","meaning_en":"Do not be the first to start an argument.","explanation_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u201c\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9.\n\n\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Do not be the first to start an argument. Most disputes are born from the pride that says \"I am the greatest.\"\n\nThe one who starts an argument often gives up even the truth to protect his pride. 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Once Brahma and Vishnu began to argue, \"Which of us is the greater?\" The dispute grew until it was on the verge of war.\n\nThen, between the two, appeared a vast column of light whose top and base could not be seen. They agreed, \"Whoever finds its end is the greater.\" Vishnu took the form of a boar and dug downwards; Brahma took the form of a swan and flew upwards.\n\nVishnu, unable to find the base, returned and admitted the truth. Brahma, however, took as witness a ketaki flower that was drifting down, and falsely claimed, \"I have seen the top.\" Then Lord Shiva appeared from the column, rebuked the lie and honoured Vishnu for his honesty. 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