{"id":3408,"date":"2026-10-31T17:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/moodhurai-6\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:12","slug":"moodhurai-6","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/moodhurai-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Moodurai 6 \u00b7 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will those who give their lives when the moment comes ever bow before their enemies? A stone pillar under a heavy load will split and break, but it will never bend.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[47],"class_list":["post-3408","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-moodhurai"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"6","verse_sort":6,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b89\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd\n\u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcb - \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd\n\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb5 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcb \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd","english_translation":"Will those who give their lives when the moment comes ever bow before their enemies? A stone pillar under a heavy load will split and break, but it will never bend.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcb? \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd; \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\nThe honourable value dignity above life itself; the stone pillar pictures that firmness.\n\nTransliteration: Urra itaththil uyirvazhangkum thanmaiyoar \/ Parralaraik kantaal panivaroa - karroon \/ Pilanthiruva thallaal perumpaaram thaangkin \/ Thalarnthu valaiyumoa thaan","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Urra itaththil uyirvazhangkum thanmaiyoar \/ Parralaraik kantaal panivaroa - karroon \/ Pilanthiruva thallaal perumpaaram thaangkin \/ Thalarnthu valaiyumoa thaan","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b89\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd|when the moment comes\n\u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd|who give up their lives\n\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd|those of such nature\n\u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd|enemies\n\u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcb|will they bow?\n\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd|a stone pillar\n\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1|splitting and breaking\n\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd|a heavy load\n\u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcb|will it weaken and bend?","meaning_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcb? \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.","meaning_en":"Will those who give their lives when the moment comes ever bow before their enemies? A stone pillar under a heavy load will split and break, but it will never bend.","explanation_ta":"\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe? \u0bae\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2; \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0b87\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb2\u0bcd. \"\u0b89\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd: \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2, \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf.\n\n\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb2\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b8a\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"Will those ready to give their lives for honour bow before their enemies? Never. Avvaiyar's image is a stone pillar. Bending under a load, as a wooden post might, is not in the nature of stone; if the burden is too great it splits and breaks, but it does not bend.\n\nAvvaiyar is not praising stubbornness here; she is praising firmness in what is right. Better to fall resisting injustice than to bend before it: that is the voice of the Tamil heroic tradition. The words 'when the moment comes' matter. This firmness is not for every occasion, only for the place where it is truly needed.\n\nToday it shows in the honest employee who will not bow to an official demanding a bribe, and in anyone who speaks up against a wrong.","story_title_ta":"\u0b9c\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9c\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b9c\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b9c\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9c\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9c\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b9c\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b88\u0bae\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2, \u0b9c\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.","story_title_en":"The Sacrifice of Jatayu","story_en":"From the Valmiki Ramayana. Ravana seized Sita and flew south toward Lanka in his aerial chariot. Her cries reached Jatayu, king of the vultures, an old friend of King Dasharatha, now aged.\n\nJatayu blocked Ravana's path and warned him: 'Carrying off another man's wife is adharma. Let Sita go.' Ravana would not listen. Though Jatayu knew he was the weaker, he neither retreated nor bowed. He fought fiercely with beak and talons, smashed Ravana's chariot and killed his charioteer.\n\nAt last Ravana cut off Jatayu's wings with his sword, and the old bird fell to the ground. When Rama came searching for Sita, Jatayu told him that Ravana had gone south, and then breathed his last. Rama performed his funeral rites as he would have for his own father.\n\nLike a stone pillar that splits under too great a load but never bends, Jatayu fell, but he did not bow to adharma.","reflection_ta":"\u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd? \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbe, \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"On what would you never bend? How do you tell whether that firmness is principle or mere stubbornness?","image_prompt":"The great old vulture Jatayu battling Ravana's flying chariot in the sky above a forest, Sita's yellow cloth trailing, a broken stone pillar of an ancient shrine below, 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\/3408","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":0,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3408\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3408"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3408"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3408"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3408"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}