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\u2014 so she wept, water streaming from her kayal-fish eyes, and the flower-garlanded girl sank down.","historical_notes":"\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd: \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\n\n\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf: \u0ba4\u0bae\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb0\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Vaiya mutaiyaan makarayaazh kaettarulum \/ Theyvas sevikothukin silpaatal - ivviravil \/ Kaettavaa venrazhuthaal kentaiyangkan neersoarath \/ Thoattavaar koathaiyaal soarnthu.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd|he who owns the world\n\u0bae\u0b95\u0bb0\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd|the makara lute\n\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb5\u0bbf|divine ear\n\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd|if it rejoices\n\u0b87\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd|in this night\n\u0b95\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd|kayal-fish eyes\n\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0bb0|water shedding\n\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc8|the girl of flower-decked hair","meaning_ta":"\u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb5\u0bbf, \u0bae\u0b95\u0bb0\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0b93\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b87\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd (\u0b8e\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd) \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bcb \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0b95\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b95\u0bc2\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b95\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"If the divine ear of him who owns the world listens with grace to the sound of the makara lute, did he hear us this night? \u2014 so she wept, water streaming from her kayal-fish eyes, and the flower-garlanded girl sank down.","explanation_ta":"\u0b87\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf; \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b90\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bae\u0bcd: '\u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbe' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b8f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0ba4\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"The verse shows Damayanti's loneliness. A god lends an ear to music; did he not hear our weeping? It is a doubt thrown at justice itself.\n\nSubtly, the small word asking whether he heard holds both longing \u2014 surely he would have listened \u2014 and complaint, that no help came.","story_title_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bae\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb0\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8","story_ta":"\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd: \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd","story_title_en":"","story_en":"","reflection_ta":"\u0b87\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b90\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd.","reflection_en":"One doubts whether a god who hears music hears weeping.","image_prompt":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/5727","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\/5727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5882,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/5727\/revisions\/5882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=5727"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=5727"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=5727"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=5727"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=5727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}