Verse 119: Too proud to bend
119. Too proud to bend
வான்தொட்ட கொம்பும் வணங்கும் வணங்காக்கால்தான்தொட்ட மண்ணே தலை
vaanthotta kombum vanangum vanangaakkaalthaanthotta manne thalai
Even the branch that touched the sky bows; the one that will not comes to touch the ground with its head.
Thalai means both ‘head’ and ‘end’.