{"id":3558,"date":"2026-11-01T05:41:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T05:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/iniyavai-narpathu-40\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T05:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T05:41:49","slug":"iniyavai-narpathu-40","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/iniyavai-narpathu-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Iniyavai Narpathu 40 \u00b7 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living in one&#8217;s own town, even at tenfold cost, is sweet; the dignity of never pounding and eating the seed grain is very sweet; and nothing is as sweet as the solid strength of learning pursued faultlessly, day after day.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[6],"author_poet":[56],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[57],"class_list":["post-3558","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-patinenkilkanakku","author_poet-poothanchendhanar","work_title-iniyavai-narpathu"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"40","verse_sort":40,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7\n\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbe \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7\n\u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\n\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd","english_translation":"Living in one's own town, even at tenfold cost, is sweet; the dignity of never pounding and eating the seed grain is very sweet; and nothing is as sweet as the solid strength of learning pursued faultlessly, day after day.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0baa\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.\n\n\u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1: \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\nThe book begins and ends with learning, the finest of all sweetnesses.\n\nTransliteration: Paththuk kotuththum pathiyirunthu vaazhvinithae \/ Viththurkur runnaa vizhuppam mikainithae \/ Parpala naalum pazhuthinrip paangkutaiya \/ Karralir kaazhiniyathu il","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Paththuk kotuththum pathiyirunthu vaazhvinithae \/ Viththurkur runnaa vizhuppam mikainithae \/ Parpala naalum pazhuthinrip paangkutaiya \/ Karralir kaazhiniyathu il","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd|even giving tenfold, at tenfold cost\n\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1|living in one's own town\n\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7|is sweet\n\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbe|not pounding and eating the seed grain\n\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bae\u0bcd|dignity, excellence\n\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7|is very sweet\n\u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd|day after day, over many days\n\u0baa\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf|without fault\n\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf|fitting, proper\n\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd|than learning\n\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd|nothing has sweeter, more solid strength","meaning_ta":"\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1; 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\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd '\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2; \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd: \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Living in one's own town, even at tenfold cost, is sweet. The peace that one's own soil, people and roots give is beyond price. The second is the dignity of never pounding and eating the seed grain: the farmer's foresight that never touches the seed for the next harvest, however cruel the hunger. It means never destroying tomorrow for today's comfort.\n\nThe last lines close the book where it began: nothing is as sweet as the solid strength of learning pursued faultlessly, day after day. The first verse said 'to learn, even if one must beg, is very sweet'; the last says 'nothing is sweeter than the strength of learning'. Learning is the finest of all sweetnesses.\n\nLearning is not a task for a day but a journey for a lifetime. 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The sage Bharadvaja spent his whole life studying the Vedas. When his life came to an end, his learning had not. Indra appeared and granted him a boon; he asked for another lifetime and studied through that too. For three lifetimes he went on learning.\n\nAt the end of the third, as Bharadvaja lay weak with age, Indra came and asked, \"If I gave you another life, what would you do with it?\" \"I would study the Vedas,\" said Bharadvaja.\n\nIndra showed him three great mountains he had never seen. From each he took a handful of earth and held it out: \"Bharadvaja, the Vedas are like these mountains; they are without end. What you have learned in three lifetimes is these three handfuls.\"\n\nBharadvaja did not lose heart. He bowed before the endlessness of knowledge. Indra then taught him the Savitra fire knowledge, the way to know all, and through it he reached the highest state.\n\nNothing is sweeter than the strength of learning; Bharadvaja, who after three lifetimes of study still longed to learn, bears witness to both the beginning and the end of Iniyavai Narpathu.","reflection_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb5\u0bc8? \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1?","reflection_en":"Of the sweetnesses Iniyavai Narpathu names, which are already in your life, and which would you like to grow?","image_prompt":"The aged sage Bharadvaja lying on a mat surrounded by palm-leaf manuscripts as Indra stands before him holding out three small handfuls of earth, three vast mountains rising in the background, 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\/3558","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\/3558\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3558"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3558"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3558"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3558"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}