![]() ![]() It is has been translated to various other languages. For example, Thirukkural is a cir formed by combining the two words Thiru and Kural, i.e. A cir is a single or a combination of more than one Tamil word. A couplet consists of seven cirs, with four cirs on the first line and three on the second. The 1330 couplets are divided into 3 sections and 133 chapters. ![]() Thirukkural comes under one of the four categories of Venpas (Tamil verses) called Kural Venpa. According to the LIFCO Tamil-Tamil-English dictionary, the Tamil word Kural means Venpa verse with two lines. Each chapter has a specific subject ranging from " ploughing a piece of land" to " ruling a country". Thirukkural (or the Kural) is a collection of 1330 Tamil couplets organised into 133 chapters. Copies of Tirukkural published as early as 1930 can be found in New York Public Library. Copies of Tirukkural are available even at places as far as New York. Thirukkural is and remains to be the book that has been translated into the most number of languages and hence it is called as "Ulaga Podhu Marai" meaning the Common Knowledge for the world. The book is considered to be a posterior to Arthashastra by some historians and to precede Manimekalai and Silapathikaram since both the latter acknowledge the Kural text. It is dated anywhere from the second century BC to the eighth century AD. This is reflected in some of the other names by which the text is known: tamilmarai (Tamil Veda) poyyamozhi (speech that does not become false) and teyva nul or dheiva nool (divine text). Thirukkural expounds various aspects of life and is one of the most important works in Tamil. However it begins with salutation to Adi Bhagwan. ![]() It was authored by Thiruvalluvar, and is considered to be the first work to focus on ethics, in Shramana literature of India. ![]() Thirukkural ( Tamil: திருக்குறள் also known as the Kural) is a classic of couplets or Kurals (1330 rhyming Tamil couplets) or aphorisms celebrated by Tamils. ![]()
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