Verse 361: Finding the cause
361. Finding the cause
தேய்ந்த கிணற்றுக்கல் தேய்ப்பதுவும் நீரன்றுவாய்ந்த வடமின் இழுப்பு
theynda kinatrukkal theyppadhuvum neerandruvaaynda vadamin izhuppu
What wears the worn stone at a well’s rim is not the water; it is the pull of the rope that serves the well.
A bucket rope, hauled up again and again, rubs against the stone rim of a well and slowly cuts a groove into it.