An அடி type: a line built from exactly 2 சீர் - the shortest named line, giving குறள் வெண்பா its compact, quotable shape.

Every one of the 1,330 திருக்குறள் couplets is exactly a குறள் அடி pair - 2 short lines carrying a complete thought, nothing added, nothing missing.

Every line of the திருக்குறள் is a குறள் அடி.