![]() It is also called “thamizh marai” ( தமிழ் மறை – Tamil Veda) and “ deiva nool” ( தெய்வ நூல் - The Divine Book ), among its other reverential names. ![]() Thirukkural is an ancient treatise on ethics and values that is held in high reverence by Tamils everywhere. This article captures some of Thirukkural’s pithy life wisdom, as well as some interesting facts about Thiruvalluvar, Thirukkural, and its Sanskrit translator Sri S.N. Thirukkural has also been translated into Sanskrit, another classical language of India which is even older than Thirukkural. The German translation of Thirukkural influenced Russian writer Tolstoy’s thinking on non-violence, Tolstoy’s Letter to a Hindu which influenced Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas on non-violence includes references to the Thirukkural. Thirukkural has been translated into a multitude of world languages including Hindi, Urdu, Latin, French, German and American English. Thirukkural is a renowned literary work in Tamil composed by the Sage Thiruvalluvar over two millennia ago. (from a song by Tamil poet Paavendar Bharatidasan)
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