{"id":3120,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-12\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:09","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-12","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 12 \u00b7 \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Envious talk destroys prosperity.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3120","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"12","verse_sort":12,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b94\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1","english_translation":"Envious talk destroys prosperity.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nEnvy pulls us down more than it harms others.\n\nTransliteration: Auviyam paesuthal aakkaththirku azhivu","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Auviyam paesuthal aakkaththirku azhivu","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b94\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd|envy\n\u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd|speaking from\n\u0b86\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1|to prosperity\n\u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1|is ruin","meaning_ta":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Envious talk destroys prosperity.","explanation_ta":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9a\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u201c\u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u201d (135) \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"Envious talk, says Avvaiyar, ruins one's own prosperity. One who cannot bear another's rise will speak ill of them. That talk harms the speaker more than anyone: the mind fills with bitterness and time that should be spent working is wasted.\n\nThiruvalluvar says the same: prosperity does not stay with the envious (Kural 135).","story_title_ta":"\u0bae\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0baa\u0bbe \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9c\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bc0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u201c\u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb7\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Duryodhana in Maya's Hall","story_en":"From the Mahabharata, Sabha Parva. After the Rajasuya sacrifice, Duryodhana toured the wondrous hall Maya had built at Indraprastha. Taking a crystal floor for water, he lifted his garments; taking a pool for solid floor, he fell into it. Bhima and others who saw it laughed.\n\nReturning in humiliation, Duryodhana poured out his envy to his father about the Pandavas' wealth and fame. 'I will have no peace until their wealth is mine,' he said. That envy became the seed of the dice game, and finally of the Kurukshetra war and the ruin of his whole clan.\n\nHis envious talk brought him no prosperity, only destruction.","reflection_ta":"\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0b9a\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1? \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"Whose success makes your heart sting a little? Could you bless them sincerely?","image_prompt":"Duryodhana falling into a shimmering pool in a magnificent crystal hall with illusory floors, Bhima and courtiers laughing in the background, Duryodhana's face burning with humiliation, 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\/3120","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\/3120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3322,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3120\/revisions\/3322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3120"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3120"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3120"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3120"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}