How many Arathupal are there?
The couplets are divided into three categories as arathupal , porutpal and inbathupal . A total of 380 kural s are grouped under aram , 700 under porutpal and 250 under i nbathupal .
What does Kamathupal mean?
kamathupal teaches divine love. Excuse me, but kamam, derived from kama, is pleasure/lust.
How many thirukural are there?
Thirukkural (or the Kural) is a collection of 1330 Tamil couplets organised into 133 chapters.
What is the meaning of thirukkural?
1. Thirukkural is an ancient book of wisdom, the greatest classic of the Tamil language, the distillation of the essential genius of the Tamil Nadu, it consisting of 1330 couplets or Kurals and authored by Thiruvalluvar.
How many chapters are in Arathupal?
Thirukkural contains 1,330 couplets in its 133 chapters grouped into three – Arathupal, Porutpal and Kamathupal. Each chapter contains 10 couplets.
How many parts are in Porutpal?
Porutpal consists of 7 parts, further it has 70 verses / couplets.
How many chapters does Porutpal have?
Who wrote thirukural?
Thiruvalluvar
Kural/Authors
Its authorship is traditionally attributed to Valluvar, also known in full as Thiruvalluvar. The text has been dated variously from 300 BCE to 5th century CE.
Who is Thiruvalluvar wife?
Vasuki
Vasuki (wife of Valluvar)
Who translated thirukkural Tamil to English?
George Uglow Pope (24 April 1820-11 February 1908) or G.U. Pope was an Anglican Christian missionary and Tamil scholar who spent 40 years in Tamil Nadu and translated many Tamil texts into English. His popular translations included those of the Tirukkural and Tiruvachagam.
When was thirukkural written?
It is usually attributed to the poet Tiruvalluvar, who is thought to have lived in India in the 6th century, though some scholars assign an earlier date (1st century bc).
How much is Adhikaram in Arathupal?
The Adhikarams in each section contain 10 couplets. The topic dealt with in each Adhikaram has a title and the titles are listed below. The list will be displayed in Tamil through an image.