{"id":965,"date":"2026-10-26T08:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/?post_type=verse&#038;p=965"},"modified":"2026-10-26T08:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:31:11","slug":"kural-763","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kural-763\/","title":{"rendered":"Kural 763 \u00b7 \u0b92\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0b92\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8<br \/>\n\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What use is it that they roar like the sea? 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Thousands of rats may gather and make a noise, roaring like the sea. But if a cobra merely breathes, they are frightened and scatter. In the same way an army numerous but weak is destroyed in front of a small valorous army.\n\nValluvar says here that the quality of an army matters more than its number. Clamour may even be an attempt to cover fear. True valour needs no great noise; the cobra breathes quietly and that is enough.\n\n'Uvari' is the sea; the sound of the sea is very great. By contrasting that great noise with the weakness of the rat host, Valluvar adds wonder. Some take 'elippagai' as the enmity of rats, that is, a cobra whose enemies are rats. The meaning does not change.\n\nWe can see this in any organisation today. It is wrong to think that a crowd making much noise is strong; the working team wins. And one who does not speak of his own strength is likely truly strong.  From this we also take the counsel not to tremble easily at noise meant to frighten. It is a warning also to leaders who keep boasting of numbers. True power shows itself where needed, not in sound. Through this simile Valluvar teaches the king a lesson: choose and train an army of quality rather than an army of numbers.","story_title_ta":"\u0b95\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bb7\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd: \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baf \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9c\u0ba9\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd 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While Rama lived in Dandakaranya with Sita and Lakshmana, Ravana's sister Shurpanakha came there. Rejected by Rama when she sought marriage, she tried to attack Sita. Lakshmana disfigured her. She complained to her brothers Khara and Dushana.\n\nKhara and Dushana came to attack Rama with a great army of fourteen thousand rakshasas. They marched with clamour, sounding their weapons. Valmiki describes a noise like the sea rising. Hearing it, Rama asked that Sita be kept safe in a cave.\n\nHaving sent Lakshmana and Sita away, Rama stood alone with his bow. There was no fear on his face. Calmly he shot his arrows. Each arrow destroyed ranks of the rakshasas. Fourteen thousand warriors could not stand before his arrows and fell. Both Dushana and Khara were killed by Rama.\n\nValmiki writes this scene beautifully. After it was over, Sita and Lakshmana marvelled that Rama's face showed no sweat or weariness. The numerous noisy army could not stand before the calm bow-power of one hero.\n\nThis story illustrates the couplet 'what if they roar like the sea? A host of rats is ruined by a cobra's breath.' The clamour of fourteen thousand warriors was useless before one man's power. The worth of an army is measured not by number but by quality and leadership.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"How could you test how much real strength lies behind a noise that frightens you?","image_prompt":"Rama alone with a bow calmly facing a vast clamouring army of fourteen thousand rakshasas in the Dandaka forest, arrows flying, Lakshmana and Sita watching from a cave, warm palm-leaf manuscript and Tanjore-painting inspired style, ivory, ochre, copper and deep teal palette, ornate gold border, no text or letters in the image."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/965","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\/965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2638,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/965\/revisions\/2638"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adhigaram\/146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=965"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=965"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=965"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=965"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}