Thirukural (SolOviam) - A Tamil Epic 2100 years old
Tamil is a very ancient language which is widely spoken and written as it was done centuries ago by people of southern India, parts of Srilanka, Malaysia and few other countries. Several poets and saints have enriched the language with literary contributions in the form of poems.
It is estimated that Saint Thiruvallur lived in Tamil Nadu more than 2100 years ago. His unique contribution to Tamil and to mankind in general is a great masterpiece of literary brevity consisting of 1330 couplets. Each couplet is only 7 words long. These couplets give an insight into the realms of human sentiments, knowledge and wisdom. You will find hardly any adult in TamilNadu (whatever be his literacy level) who does not know Thiruvallur or exemplary piece of work created by Thiruvalluvar "the Thirukural". Thirukural represents a beautiful garland woven with pearls of wisdom.
With seven words used in each of the 1330 couplets, 4 words in the first line and 3 in the second, the rhyming makes it easy for reading, Thirukural has hidden indepth meaning which is indeed very difficult to comprehend. Example:
Karka Kasadara Katravai Katrapin
Nirka Adharku Thagai
7 words, easy to read, easy to memorise, having a wealth of wisdon. Literally it means "Learn whatever you learn thoroughly, without doubts or defects and then apply the learning and act in consonance with it"
Thirukural is free of sectarinism and religious beliefs.
It spreads universal benevolence, purity of thought and action. It promotes ways and means of developing a rationalistic, broad minded, kind hearted mental thinking in mankind.
It will be my endeavour to select and explain a few couplets of this great masterpiece in poetry in the days to come,
Tamil is a very ancient language which is widely spoken and written as it was done centuries ago by people of southern India, parts of Srilanka, Malaysia and few other countries. Several poets and saints have enriched the language with literary contributions in the form of poems.
It is estimated that Saint Thiruvallur lived in Tamil Nadu more than 2100 years ago. His unique contribution to Tamil and to mankind in general is a great masterpiece of literary brevity consisting of 1330 couplets. Each couplet is only 7 words long. These couplets give an insight into the realms of human sentiments, knowledge and wisdom. You will find hardly any adult in TamilNadu (whatever be his literacy level) who does not know Thiruvallur or exemplary piece of work created by Thiruvalluvar "the Thirukural". Thirukural represents a beautiful garland woven with pearls of wisdom.
With seven words used in each of the 1330 couplets, 4 words in the first line and 3 in the second, the rhyming makes it easy for reading, Thirukural has hidden indepth meaning which is indeed very difficult to comprehend. Example:
Karka Kasadara Katravai Katrapin
Nirka Adharku Thagai
7 words, easy to read, easy to memorise, having a wealth of wisdon. Literally it means "Learn whatever you learn thoroughly, without doubts or defects and then apply the learning and act in consonance with it"
Thirukural is free of sectarinism and religious beliefs.
It spreads universal benevolence, purity of thought and action. It promotes ways and means of developing a rationalistic, broad minded, kind hearted mental thinking in mankind.
It will be my endeavour to select and explain a few couplets of this great masterpiece in poetry in the days to come,
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