Kural

The Kural is one of the most important forms of classical Tamil poetry. It is a very short poetic form, exactly in 2 lines, the first line consisting of 4 words and the second line consisting of 3. It should also conform to the grammar for Venpa. Thirukkural, one of the greatest philosophical works in Tamil language by Thiruvalluvar, is a typical example.

There are 1330 poems in 133 chapters ( each chapter consists of 10 poem). These 133 chapters are under broad classification of 3 parts

1. Arathupal. 2. Porutpal. 3. Kamathupal.

Here is an example:

Pleasure, rhythm, power, surprise

Rhyme's glorious conquistadors

Further reading

• Tiruvaḷḷuvar, & Sundaram, P. S. (1991). The Kural. New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books. ISBN

External links

• Thirukkural Oli Pathipu: Thirukkural Audio book
• Online Thirukkural Lessons

http://tamilinkural.blogspot.com/2007/10/tamil-inkural-tamilin-kural.html

http://philosophyofkural.blogspot.in