{"id":3130,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-22\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-22","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 22 \u00b7 \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning is truer wealth than money in hand.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3130","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"22","verse_sort":22,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf","english_translation":"Learning is truer wealth than money in hand.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0baa\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\nMoney can be lost; learning cannot be taken away.\n\nTransliteration: Kaipporul thannin meypporul kalvi","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Kaipporul thannin meypporul kalvi","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd|than money in hand\n\u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd|the true wealth\n\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf|is learning","meaning_ta":"\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Learning is truer wealth than money in hand.","explanation_ta":"\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u201c\u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0baf\u0bb5\u0bc8\u201d (400) \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: \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7.","explanation_en":"Learning is truer wealth than money in hand, says Avvaiyar. Money shrinks when spent; thieves may take it and floods may wash it away. Learning grows the more it is given, and no one can take it from you.\n\nThiruvalluvar says the same: learning is the imperishable wealth; other riches are not true wealth (Kural 400).","story_title_ta":"\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf","story_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baf\u0b95 \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b9e\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u201c\u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bbe?\u201d \u201c\u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u201c\u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd? \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bbf. \u0bae\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b9e\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bae \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"Maitreyi's Question","story_en":"From the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. The sage Yajnavalkya decided to leave household life and become a renunciate. He offered to divide his wealth between his two wives, Katyayani and Maitreyi.\n\nMaitreyi asked, 'If this whole earth full of wealth were mine, would it make me immortal?' 'No,' said the sage. 'Your life would be like the life of the rich. There is no hope of immortality through wealth.'\n\n'What would I do with something that cannot make me immortal?' said Maitreyi. 'Tell me what you know.' Delighted, Yajnavalkya taught her the knowledge of the Self. She set wealth aside and chose the true wealth.","reflection_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9?","reflection_en":"What new knowledge or skill would you like to learn this year?","image_prompt":"The sage Yajnavalkya seated beneath a tree teaching his wife Maitreyi, who listens intently with folded hands, a chest of gold and jewels set aside untouched beside them, 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\/3130","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\/3130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3332,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3130\/revisions\/3332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3130"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3130"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3130"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3130"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}