{"id":6302,"date":"2026-11-06T09:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/pudhiya-aathichoodi-24\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T09:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:36:08","slug":"pudhiya-aathichoodi-24","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/pudhiya-aathichoodi-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Pudhiya Aathichoodi 24 \u00b7 \u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[82],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[96],"class_list":["post-6302","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-bharathiyar","work_title-pudhiya-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"24","verse_sort":24,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd.","english_translation":"","historical_notes":"","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"koalkaik kontu vaazh.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd|staff, rod; also the sceptre, rule, justice\n\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1|holding in the hand\n\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd|live","meaning_ta":"\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b86\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Live with a staff in your hand. Live with the strength to protect yourself and the discipline to govern yourself.","explanation_ta":"\"\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bbf, \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \"\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\" \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \"\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd\" (\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bb3\u0bcd 546) \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd: \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2, \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b86\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1, \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf, \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc2\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"'Kol' means a walking staff, a sceptre and justice. One who walks with a staff is ready to defend himself. The sceptre is the sign of just rule; Thiruvalluvar says it is not the spear but the king's straight sceptre that brings victory (Kural 546).\nThe danda carried by sannyasis is also a symbol of self-restraint. So this precept speaks of self-defence, self-rule and justice together.","story_title_ta":"","story_ta":"","story_title_en":"","story_en":"","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \"\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd\" \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1?","reflection_en":"What discipline in your life works like a staff that keeps you steady and safe?","image_prompt":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/6302","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\/6302\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=6302"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=6302"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=6302"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=6302"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=6302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}