Verse 504: Without being told

504. Without being told

செக்கிழுத்த காளை சுவடறியும் பாகனின்றிப்புக்கவழி மாறா நடை

sekkizhutha kaalai suvadariyum paakanindrippukkavazhi maaraa nadai

The ox that worked the oil-press knows the rut; with no driver, its walk keeps to the round it first took.
An oil-press ox walks in endless circles round the press, yoked to its beam.