{"id":3187,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-79\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:11","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-79","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-79\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 79 \u00b7 \u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refuse the counsel of elders and your work is ruined.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3187","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"79","verse_sort":79,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd","english_translation":"Refuse the counsel of elders and your work is ruined.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1.\n\nRavana fell after rejecting Vibhishana's counsel.\n\nTransliteration: Mozhivathu marukkin azhivathu karumam","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Mozhivathu marukkin azhivathu karumam","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1|what elders counsel\n\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd|if you refuse\n\u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1|is ruined\n\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd|the work","meaning_ta":"\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Refuse the counsel of elders and your work is ruined.","explanation_ta":"\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8, \u0b87\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u201c\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bb2 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Refuse the counsel of elders, says Avvaiyar, and your work is ruined. Having said earlier that the words of elders are nectar, she now names the price of refusing them.\n\nIt is pride that makes us refuse advice. The thought 'I already know' is the beginning of many ruins.","story_title_ta":"\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u201c\u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bc7, \u0b85\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0baf \u0b9a\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba3 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2. \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd: \u201c\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd.\u201d \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"The Counsel of Malyavan","story_en":"From the Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda. When Rama's army surrounded Lanka, the aged Malyavan, Ravana's maternal grandfather, came to him.\n\n'King, one who abandons dharma falls. Evil omens are appearing in Lanka. Rama is no ordinary man. Give Sita back and make peace with him; that alone will save our race,' he counselled with love.\n\nRavana flew into a rage: 'You speak for the enemy.' He rejected the advice and prepared for war. From the day he refused the elder's counsel, the ruin of Lanka was sealed.","reflection_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bc0\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"Could you reconsider a piece of advice from an elder that you recently dismissed?","image_prompt":"The white-haired elder Malyavan pleading earnestly before the ten-headed Ravana on his throne in the golden court of Lanka, Ravana turning away in anger, ominous dark clouds outside, 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\/3187","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\/3187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3389,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3187\/revisions\/3389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3187"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3187"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3187"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3187"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}