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The Kural text has a total of 9310 cirs made of 12,000 Tamil words, of which about 50 words are from Sanskrit and the remaining are Tamil original words. [89] A manual count has shown that there are in total 42,194 letters in the entire work, with the shortest ones (kurals 833 and 1304) containing 23 letters and the longest ones (kurals 957 and ...
Veṇpā is a closely related family of very strict [6] Tamil verse forms. They differ chiefly in the number of standard lines that occur before the final short line. In kuṟaḷ-veṇpā (or simply "kural") a single 4-foot ("standard") line is followed by a final 3-foot ("short") line, resulting in a 7-foot couplet. [7]
Tirukkural in Easy English (Vol. 1) (Vol. 2 On Love) Chennai (Notion Press) 2021: 154 pages; published again in 2022 (300 pages) Kavikkuyil Anaivaariyar: Thirukkural: Pearls of Wisdom from Classical Tamil Series: Chennai (Notion Press) 2021: 322 pages: P. Subramanian: Thirukkural—A Comprehensive Vision for Life (Jazym Books) 2021: 552 pages ...
Tirukkural in Easy English (Vol. 1) (Vol. 2 On Love) Chennai (Notion Press) 154 pages; published again in 2022 (300 pages) 125: 2021: Kavikkuyil Anaivaariyar: Thirukkural: Pearls of Wisdom from Classical Tamil Series: Chennai (Notion Press) 322 pages 126: 2021: P. Subramanian: Thirukkural—A Comprehensive Vision for Life (Jazym Books) 552 ...
It is one of the most important forms of classical Tamil language poetry. Thiru is a term denoting divine respect, literally meaning 'holy' or 'sacred'. Since the work was written in this poetic form, it came to be known as 'Tirukkural', meaning 'sacred couplets'.
Tiruvalluva Malai is a collection of verses said to have been composed by gods, goddesses, and poets of different times, all belonging to the legendary Tamil Sangam at Madurai. [ 3 ] [ 16 ] A total of 55 poets have composed their encomia in 55 verse in the collection, all written several centuries after the composition of the Kural text. [ 17 ]
Thiruvalluvar, one of the greatest authors in Indian history, wrote Thirukkural more than 2000 years ago. The Thirukkural is one of the most revered ancient works in the Tamil language. It is considered a 'common creed', providing a guide for human morals and betterment in life. The Thirukkural has been translated into several languages."
Manakkudavar (c. 10th century CE) was a Tamil scholar and commentator known for his commentary on the Tirukkural. [1] His is the earliest of the available commentaries on the Kural text, [2] [3] [4] and hence considered to bear closest semblance with the original work by Valluvar. [5]