What is Kamathupal?
kamathupal teaches divine love. Excuse me, but kamam, derived from kama, is pleasure/lust. — Arvindn 20:35, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC) Whether the word kamam is really derived from kama is another argument. Anyway the classification of the last section as kamathuppal is bit old; the recent accepted version is இன்பத்துப்பால்.
Which fruit is thirukural?
There is only fruit mentioned in the book: Nezlhunji. Only two trees feature in the book: Palm and Bamboo. The alphabet that features the most in the book is ‘னி’.
How many types of thirukural are there?
Its 133 sections of 10 couplets each are divided into three books: aram (virtue), porul (government and society), and kamam (love).
How many chapters are there in thirukural?
Thirukkural (or the Kural) is a collection of 1330 Tamil couplets organised into 133 chapters.
Who composed thirukkural?
Thiruvalluvar
Kural/Authors
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.
What is the Bible of Tamil Land?
Tirukkural
The classical work revealing is Tirukkural sometimes called the “Bible of the Tamil Land”. This involves series of metrical proverbs and several aspects of life and region. It consists of 1330 Kurals. It was authored by Valluvar also known as Thiruvalluvar.
Why was Thirukkural not published during kalapirars period?
Infact, Thirukkural published during anti Brahmin supremacy (Kalapirars period), since saivam and vainavam were evolving during the same period when thirukkural has been written, that is possibly delayed the publishing! (Written during 300BCE
Where are the Tirukkural manuscripts found?
The Nagercoil-based Kanyakumari Historical and Cultural Research Centre has discovered palm leaf manuscripts of the Tirukkural, a magnum opus in Tamil literature authored by the Tamil savant Tiruvalluvar. The manuscripts were found at Nallur about eight km from here recently by S. Padmanabhan, general secretary.
Is this Thirukural the first one to see the light of day?
This manuscript copy of the ThirukuRaL may be the first one to see the light of day in the modern era. It was a grave loss to the Tamils and their language when Ellis passed away suddenly at a young age.
Where are the Nallur manuscripts found?
The manuscripts were found at Nallur about eight km from here recently by S. Padmanabhan, general secretary. All the 1,330 couplets were inscribed on about 266 palm leaves and each leaf contains five couplets each of which was written in a single line and two leaves made a chapter. The manuscripts were in the custody of M. Muthukumaraswamy Pillai.