{"id":3447,"date":"2026-10-31T17:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/nalvazhi-14\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:13","slug":"nalvazhi-14","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/nalvazhi-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Nalvazhi 14 \u00b7 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worse than begging is living by flattery and nagging. Fie! Rather than lose honour to fill the belly, it is far better to give up life.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[48],"class_list":["post-3447","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-nalvazhi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"14","verse_sort":14,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\n\u0b87\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bb2 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 - \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc0\n\u0bb5\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1\n\u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb2 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd","english_translation":"Worse than begging is living by flattery and nagging. Fie! Rather than lose honour to fill the belly, it is far better to give up life.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b87\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b86\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b9a\u0bc0! \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\n\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\nThe firm Tamil voice that holds honour above life.\n\nTransliteration: Pissaikku mooththa kutivaazhkkai paesungkaal \/ Issaipala solli itiththunkai - sissee \/ Vayiru valarkkaikku maanam azhiyaathu \/ Uyirvitukai saala urum","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Pissaikku mooththa kutivaazhkkai paesungkaal \/ Issaipala solli itiththunkai - sissee \/ Vayiru valarkkaikku maanam azhiyaathu \/ Uyirvitukai saala urum","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4|worse even than begging\n\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8|is a household life\n\u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd|if one speaks plainly\n\u0b87\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bb2 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf|by saying many pleasing things\n\u0b87\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8|living by nagging others\n\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc0|fie!\n\u0bb5\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1|for the sake of filling the belly\n\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1|rather than lose honour\n\u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc8|to give up life\n\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb2 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd|is far better","meaning_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b87\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b86\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b9a\u0bc0! \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Worse than begging is living by flattery and nagging. Fie! Rather than lose honour to fill the belly, it is far better to give up life.","explanation_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b87\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8. \u201c\u0b9a\u0bc0\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc0!\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8, \u0b87\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b93\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u201c\u0bae\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bbe \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u201d (969) \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"Worse than begging is a life of filling one's belly by flattering and pestering others. Avvaiyar spurns it with a 'Fie!' Rather than lose honour for the stomach's sake, she says, it is far better to give up life.\n\nAfter speaking of the tyranny of the stomach in the earlier verses, Avvaiyar draws a line here. However strong hunger is, honour stands higher.\n\nThe Thirukkural says the same: like the yak that will not live once it loses its hair, the honourable give up life when honour is lost (Kural 969). The resolve that life has no meaning without honour is what raises a person.","story_title_ta":"\u0b85\u0b9a\u0bcb\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bb4\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bcb\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb4, \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u201c\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc7\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bb4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u201c\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b92\u0bb3\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.\u201d\n\n\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"Sita's Blade of Grass in the Ashoka Grove","story_en":"From the Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda. In the Ashoka grove of Lanka, surrounded by demonesses, Sita sat wasted with grief. Ravana came to her in all his splendour. 'I will make you queen above all my queens,' he tempted her. 'All the wealth of Lanka will be yours.'\n\nSita would not even look at him. She placed a blade of grass between herself and him and answered as if speaking to it: 'I belong to Rama. As light does not leave the sun, I will not leave him. Your wealth cannot buy me.'\n\nFurious, Ravana gave her two months; if she did not yield by then, she would be killed. Sita was not afraid. Over a life of comfort, she chose death with honour.","reflection_ta":"\u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1? \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"What value would you never give up at any price? Do you remember a moment when it was tested?","image_prompt":"Sita seated beneath an ashoka tree in a moonlit grove, gaunt yet dignified, a single blade of grass placed on the ground before her, Ravana in gleaming royal ornaments standing at a distance with an outstretched hand, demon guards in the shadows, 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\/3447","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\/3447\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3447"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3447"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3447"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3447"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}