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Kural
Classic Tamil-language sacred poetic text / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tirukkuṟaḷ or shortly the Kural is a classic Tamil language text. It has 1,330 short couplets (two-line poem parts), or kurals, of seven words each.[4]
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Author | Valluvar |
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Original title | திருக்குறள் |
Working title | Kural |
Country | India |
Language | Old Tamil |
Series | Eighteen Lesser Texts |
Subject | |
Genre | Poetry |
Set in | Probably after the Sangam era (c. 500 CE or earlier) |
Publication date | 1812 (first known printed edition, older palm-leaf manuscripts exist)[3] |
Published in English | 1794 |
Original text | திருக்குறள் at Tamil Wikisource |
Translation | Tirukkuṟaḷ at Wikisource |
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The text is divided into three books with aphorisms (sayings) on virtue, wealth and love.[1][5][6] It is thought as one of the greatest works ever written on ethics and morality. It is also known for its all-inclusiveness and secular nature.[7][8]