{"id":3179,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-71\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:11","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-71","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-71\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 71 \u00b7 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without rain nothing gets done.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3179","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"71","verse_sort":71,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8","english_translation":"Without rain nothing gets done.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8.\n\nRain is the base of farming, food and life.\n\nTransliteration: Maari allathu kaariyam illai","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Maari allathu kaariyam illai","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1|without rain\n\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd|any work\n\u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8|there is not","meaning_ta":"\u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.","meaning_en":"Without rain nothing gets done.","explanation_ta":"\u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc1, \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1, \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bbe \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bc8.\n\n\u201c\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bca\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u201d (13) \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: \u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bca\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc8.","explanation_en":"Without rain, says Avvaiyar, no work gets done. Farming, food, water, trade and festivals all depend on rain.\n\nThiruvalluvar says the same: if the sky fails, hunger will torment even this vast sea-girt world (Kural 13). Cherishing the nature that gives us rain is our duty.","story_title_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5 \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bc7\u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b93\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0bae \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf, \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0b9c\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b8f\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1: \u201c\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0b93\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2, \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9.\u201d \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b93\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Indra and Vritra","story_en":"From the Rig Veda. Vritra, a great serpent demon, coiled himself in the mountains and held back all the waters of the world. The clouds gave no rain, the rivers stopped flowing, and the world withered.\n\nIndra drank the soma, took up the thunderbolt forged by Tvashtr, fought Vritra and struck him down. The waters he had imprisoned were set free.\n\nThe Rig Veda sings: 'Like lowing cows rushing to their calves, the waters ran to the sea.' Once the waters flowed, the world came back to life. The Veda itself sang that nothing happens without rain.","reflection_ta":"\u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bcb \u0b87\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bcb \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9?","reflection_en":"What could you do to save rainwater or protect nature?","image_prompt":"Indra on his white elephant hurling a blazing thunderbolt at a vast coiled serpent demon wrapped around dark mountains, torrents of water bursting free and rushing down to the sea like a herd of cows, 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\/3179","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\/3179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3381,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3179\/revisions\/3381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3179"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3179"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3179"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3179"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}