Verse 725: Drawn towards our beginnings

725. Drawn towards our beginnings

ஒருமடியில் தூங்கியவர் நூறுமடி சென்றும்ஒருமடியை நாடும் உறவு

orumadiyil thoongiyavar noorumadi sendrumorumadiyai naadum uravu

Those who slept in one lap, though scattered a hundredfold, still seek that one lap: this is kinship.
In Tamil, madi means both ‘lap’ and ‘-fold’, so ‘one lap’, ‘a hundredfold’ and ‘that one lap’ echo one word.