THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRU VALLUVAR
ORIGINAL TEXT
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Part I VIRTUE |
1.
æ
ì
²
óŠ
ôèÈŠê‡Ê
- Praise of God
2.
ôèä
ò¨÷燵
- Importance of rain
3.
å©ê‡êèõ‡
âçÕéë
- Greatness of ascetics
4.
í÷ëŠ
ôù¨±×ê‡êùŠ
- Importance of ethics
5.
¬ùŠùõ
¬áùŠ
- Family life
6.
ôèÈŠæ‡éæê‡
ÊéÚ
åùëŠ
- Value of the
wife
7.
ëæ‡æì‡
îç×
- The value of
children
8.
í䊵éìéë
- The role of
love
9.
ô¨Õå‡îêèëŠçùŠ
- Care of guests
10.
¬ä¨áéô
Ô÷ùŠ
- Sweetness of speech
11.
âòáŠå‡åäŠ÷¨
á÷¨êùŠ
- Gratitude
12.
å̲
åéùéë
- Moderation
13.
íìæ‡æëŠ
ãéìéë
- Self control
14.
øÇæ‡æëŠ
ãéìéë
- Correct behaviour
15.
ç¨÷äŠ
¬ùŠ
ô¨éÈáèéë
-
Not coveting another's wife
16.
âçèé÷
ãéìéë
- Forgiveness
17.
íÇæ‡æèõèéë
- Envy
18.
âôþæèéë
- Covetuousness
19.
µ÷§‡Ô÷èéë
- Slander
20.
çá䊬ù
âòèùŠùèéë
- Avoiding idle
talk
21.
ê©ô¨éä
íò‹òëŠ
- Fear of
wrong doing
22.
ø燵õ²
í÷¨êùŠ
- Conformity
23.
¼éæ
- Charity
24.
µæÈŠ
- Exemplary living
25.
íÕóŠ
ãéìéë
- Compassion
26.
µùèùŠ
ë×ê‡êùŠ
- Avoid eating
flesh
27.
êôëŠ
- Penance
28.
Ôìè
âôèÇæ‡æëŠ
- Indiscipline
29.
æóŠóèéë
- Dishonesty
30.
ôèáŠéë
- Truthfulness
31.
âôÆóèéë
- Avoiding anger
32.
¬äŠäè
âòáŠáèéë
- Avoiding harm to
others
33.
âæèùŠùèéë
- Not taking life
34.
å¨éùáèéë
- Absence of permanence
35.
Ê÷²
- Detachment
36.
âë኱Úõ‡êùŠ
- Discrimination
37.
íôè
í×ê‡êùŠ
- Suppression of desire
38.
ÃÈŠ
- Fate
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Part II WEALTH |
39.
¬é÷
ëèì‡ò¨
- Prestige of the
ruler
40.
æùŠô¨
- Education
41.
æùŠùèéë
- Illiteracy
42.
îæóŠô¨
- Thirst for knowledge
43.
í÷¨²éìéë
- Intelligence
44.
Æ÷Š÷§‡æïêùŠ
- Harmful qualities
45.
âçõ¨áèéõê‡
ÊéÚæ‡îæèìùŠ
- Guidance of
elders
46.
ò¨÷Š÷¨äëŠ
îòõèéë
- Avoiding bad company
47.
âêõ¨å‡Ê
âòáùŠôéæ
- Considered action
48
ôù¨á÷¨êùŠ
- Knowing one's strength
49
æèùëŠ
í÷¨êùŠ
- Judging timeliness
50
¬ìäŠ
í÷¨êùŠ
- Judging proper
place
51
âêõ¨å‡Ê
âêó¨êùŠ
- Testing for reliability
52
âêõ¨å‡Ê
ô¨éäáèìùŠ
- Criteria for
trust
53
à÷Š÷å‡
êÈèùŠ
- Supporting kith
and kin
54
âçèò‹òèôèéë
- Forgetfulness
55
âò§‡îæèäŠéë
- Justice
56
âæȩ̀‡îæèäŠéë
- Tyranny
57
âôÕôå‡êâòáŠáèéë
- Moderation in
punishment
58
æÚˆîÚèì‡ìëŠ
- Being observant
59
ø÷Š÷èìùŠ
- Spying
60
Ãóæ‡æëŠ
ãéìéë
- Encouragement
61
ëï
¬äŠéë
- Laziness
62
ÍóŠô¨éä
ãéìéë
-
Sustained effort
63
¬Ìæ‡æÚˆ
íȨáèéë
-
Unflinching in adversity
64
íéëò‹à
- Advisers
65
âòèùŠôäŠéë
- Power of
Speech
66
ô¨éäê‡áŠéë
- Purity of
action
67
ô¨éäê‡ê¨ì‡çëŠ
- Determination
68
ô¨éäâòáùŠôéæ
- Attitudes
to action
69
Ê
- Messengers
70
ëäŠäéõ
îòõ‡å‡âêèÇæùŠ
- Relationship
with the rulers
71
Æ÷¨ç‡ç÷¨êù
Š - Collection
of information
72
íéô
í÷¨êùŠ
- Judging
the mind of an audience
73
íéô
Í¢‰òèéë
- Confidence
in handling a council
74
åèÌ
- The
nation
75
íõÚˆ
- The fortress
76
âçèÕùŠ
âòáùŠôéæ
-
Ways of earning wealth
77
çéìëèì‡ò¨
- Prestige
of the army
78
çéìò‹
âòÕæ‡Æ
- Military
pride
79
å쇵
- Friendship
80
åì‡çèõèáêùŠ
- Testing
friends
81
çéÈéë
- Intimacy
82
ê©
å쇵
- Bad associates
83
Ôìè
å쇵
- False friends
84
îçéêéë
- Stupidity
85
µùŠù÷¨ôèÚˆéë
- Conceit
86
¬æùŠ
- Opposition
87
çéæëèì‡ò¨
- Dignified opposition
88
çéæê‡ê¨÷ëŠ
âê÷¨êùŠ
-
Guaging the enemy
89
ãì‡çéæ
- The hidden
enemy
90
âçõ¨áèéõç‡
ç¨éÈáèéë
- Respect
for elders
91
âçÚˆôȨò‹
îò÷ùŠ
- Being
henpecked
92
ôéõô¨äŠ
ëæó¨õ
‡
- Impetuous
women
93
æóŠóèÚˆÚèéë
- Avoiding
drink
94
ÎÊ
- Gambling
95
ëÕå‡Ê
- Medicine
96
Æïéë
- High birth
97
ëèäëŠ
- Self respect
98
âçÕéë
- Greatness
99
òèäŠ÷èäŠéë
- Nobility
100
çÚˆµéìéë
- Courtesy
101
åäŠ÷¨á¨ùŠ
âòùŠôëŠ
- Wealth without
value
102
åèÑéìéë
- Sensitivity
103
ÆïâòáùŠ
ôéæ
- Righteous living
104
ãȲ
- Farming
105
åùŠÆõ²
- Poverty
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106
¬õ²
- Begging
107
¬õôò‹òëŠ
- Avoid begging
108
æáéë
- Meanness
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Part III NATURE OF LOVE |
109
êéæáÚ§‡Æ×ê‡êùŠ
- Being swayed
by beauty
110
Æ÷¨ç‡ç÷¨êùŠ
- Understanding
signs
111
µÚõ‡ò‹ò¨
ëæ¨ÈŠêùŠ
- Joy in
the embraceembrace
112
åùëŠ
µéäå‡Êéõê‡êùŠ
-
Praise of beauty
113
æèê÷Š
ò¨÷燵éõê‡êùŠ
-
The importance of love
114
åèÑê‡
Ê÷²éõê‡êùŠ
-
Improper behaviour
115
íùõ‡
í÷¨²×ê‡êùŠ
-
Social approval
116
ç¨õ¨ôè÷Š÷èéë
- Pangs of
separation
117
çìõ‡âëù¨å‡
ê¨õ§‡æùŠ
- Pining
for the husband
118
æÚˆô¨Êç‡
çȨêùŠ
- Love in
the eyes
119
çò燵×
çÕôõùŠ
- The pain
of separation
120
êä¨ç‡çìõ‡
ë¨Æê¨
- The pain
of loneliness
121
å¨éäå‡êôõ‡µùëŠçùŠ
- Painful memories
122
æä²å¨éù
ãéõê‡êùŠ
-
Fond dreams
123
âçèÇÊæÚˆÌ
¬õ§‡æùŠ
-
Sighs of the evening
124
ã÷燵
åùäŠ
íȨêùŠ
- Wasting
away of the limbs
125
â墉âòèÌ
æ¨óê‡êùŠ
-
The wife's soliloquy
126
å¨éõáȨêùŠ
- Surrender
127
íôõ‡ôá¨äŠ
ô¨ÊëŠçùŠ
-
Mutual yearning
128
Æ÷¨ç‡ç÷¨²×ê‡êùŠ
- Signs which
speak
129
µÚõ‡ò‹ò¨
ô¨ÊëŠçùŠ
- Longing
for reunion
130
â墉âòèÌ
µùê‡êùŠ
- Chiding the
heart
131
µùô¨
- Sulking
132
µùô¨
ÅÑæ‡æëŠ
- Feigning anger
133
ÃóìÙôéæ
- Sulking
charm
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