{"id":3154,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-46\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-46","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 46 \u00b7 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food earned by ploughing tastes sweeter than food got by bowing.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3154","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"46","verse_sort":46,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1","english_translation":"Food earned by ploughing tastes sweeter than food got by bowing.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nFood from one's own labour carries self-respect.\n\nTransliteration: Thozhuthoon suvaiyin uzhuthoon inithu","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Thozhuthoon suvaiyin uzhuthoon inithu","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd|than the taste of food got by bowing to others\n\u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd|food earned by ploughing\n\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1|is sweeter","meaning_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1.","meaning_en":"Food earned by ploughing tastes sweeter than food got by bowing.","explanation_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f, \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b95\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcb \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2, \u0bae\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"Food earned by one's own ploughing, says Avvaiyar, is sweeter than food got by bowing before others. However tasty a feast received by someone's favour, it is mixed with a certain lowering of oneself. The simple gruel of one's own labour is mixed with dignity.\n\nFood that comes from labour satisfies not only the body but the mind.","story_title_ta":"\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1","story_ta":"\u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb7\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9a \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0baa\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"The Sage Mudgala's Grain","story_en":"From the Mahabharata, Vana Parva. At Kurukshetra lived the sage Mudgala with his family. He lived on the grain left in the fields after harvest, gleaned with his own hands, and never held out his hand to anyone. Every fortnight he fed guests with the grain he had gathered and ate what remained.\n\nTo test him, the sage Durvasa, famous for his temper, came six times and ate all the food Mudgala had gathered. Mudgala served him joyfully, without the least disturbance of mind. Durvasa was pleased and blessed him.\n\nThe gods sent a celestial chariot to take him to heaven. Mudgala asked about heaven's flaws, declined it and sought liberation instead. To one who lived on the food of his own labour, even heaven seemed small.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"What, earned by your own effort, has given you the deepest satisfaction?","image_prompt":"An elderly sage gleaning fallen grains in a harvested field at golden hour with his wife and son, a humble hut nearby, a celestial chariot glowing in the clouds above, 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\/3154","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\/3154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3356,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3154\/revisions\/3356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3154"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3154"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3154"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3154"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}