Verse 813: Questions left unasked

813. Questions left unasked

ஆர்விடுத்தா ரென்பா ரறுந்தகயி றேந்தியேஆர்பிடித்தா ரென்னா தவர்

aarviduthaa renpaa rarundakayi rendiyeaarpidithaa rennaa thavar

They hold up the snapped rope and ask, ‘Who let it go?’; ‘Who was holding it?’ they never ask.
‘Who let go’ finds the last hand on the rope; ‘who was holding it’ asks whose charge the rope was all along.