{"id":3156,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-48\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-48","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 48 \u00b7 \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without good company, trouble follows.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3156","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"48","verse_sort":48,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd","english_translation":"Without good company, trouble follows.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0ba4\u0bc0\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nBad company drags us into trouble.\n\nTransliteration: Nallinakkam allathu allal patuththum","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Nallinakkam allathu allal patuththum","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd|good company\n\u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1|without\n\u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb2\u0bcd|trouble\n\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd|will follow","meaning_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Without good company, trouble follows.","explanation_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcb\u0bae\u0bcb, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b86\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcb\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u201c\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u201d (452) \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: \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Without good company, says Avvaiyar, trouble follows. We become like those we spend time with. The company of the good raises us; the company of the wicked drags us down.\n\nThiruvalluvar says the same: as water changes with the soil it flows through, a person's understanding changes with their company (Kural 452).","story_title_ta":"\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0b95\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Prahlada Learned in the Womb","story_en":"From the Srimad Bhagavatam. While Hiranyakashipu was away doing penance, the gods attacked the city of the asuras, and Indra seized his queen Kayadhu, who was with child. The sage Narada stopped him and took her to his hermitage to protect her.\n\nWhile she stayed there, Narada taught her about dharma and devotion, and the child in her womb heard it too. That child was Prahlada.\n\nThough he was born and raised in the palace of the asuras, he grew into a great devotee, against even his father's opposition. The good company he received in the womb guided him all his life.","reflection_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b90\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd? \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Who are the five people you spend the most time with, and how do they shape you?","image_prompt":"The sage Narada with his veena teaching in a peaceful forest hermitage, the expectant queen Kayadhu listening with folded hands, a soft golden glow around her as if the unborn child also listens, 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\/3156","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\/3156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3358,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3156\/revisions\/3358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3156"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3156"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3156"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3156"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}