Verse 457: Rest is unequal
457. Rest is unequal
ஆயிரம் வாயில் அரண்மனை தூங்கும்ஒருவாயில் சிற்றில் விழிப்பு
aayiram vaayil aranmanai thoongumoruvaayil sitril vizhippu
The palace of a thousand gates sleeps; the little house of one gate is awake.
Awake here means not sleeping, not lively. The Tamil for ‘little house’ also names the sand houses children build.