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The fruit of our deeds does not always come after a long time; sometimes it comes quickly, in this very life.\n\nThiruvalluvar says the same: if you harm others in the forenoon, harm will come to you on its own by the afternoon (Kural 319).","story_title_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc8","story_ta":"\u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcc\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bc0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b9a\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd: \u201c\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd.\u201d\n\n\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc2\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb7\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bc0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc0\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Duryodhana's Thigh","story_en":"From the Mahabharata. When Draupadi was dragged into the hall of dice, Duryodhana mocked her and insulted her by baring and slapping his thigh. Seeing this, Bhima swore before the assembly: 'In battle I will break that thigh with my mace.'\n\nThirteen years later, on the last day of the Kurukshetra war, Bhima and Duryodhana fought with maces. At a sign from Krishna, Bhima struck and shattered Duryodhana's thigh.\n\nThe insult offered in the assembly that day came back to strike the very same thigh. What was sown in the forenoon was reaped in the afternoon.","reflection_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Of the deeds you are sowing today, which would you like to see bear fruit soon?","image_prompt":"Bhima swinging his great mace at Duryodhana's thigh in a mace duel on a sandy lakeshore at Kurukshetra, Krishna and the Pandavas watching, the sky reddened at dusk, 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\/3182","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\/3182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3384,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3182\/revisions\/3384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3182"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3182"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3182"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3182"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}