Thirukkural

• Thirukkural or Tirukkural is a classical Tamil text attributed to Thiruvalluvar.
• It is also known as Kural or Tamil Marai (Tamil Veda).
• It is a book of ethical and moral precepts, with reference to human conduct, virtue, social life and governance.
• It contains a total of 133 chapters.
• There are 10 couplets (kurals) in each chapter.
• So there are 1,330 couplets of Thirukkural in total.
• A couplet consists of two lines.
• The work is segmented into three main sections:
  • Aram — Virtue
  • Porul — Wealth / Polity
  • Inbam — Love
• Thirukkural is one of the significant contributions from Sangam-period/early Tamil literature.
• It has been translated in many Indian and foreign languages.
• It imparts lessons on virtue, righteousness, good governance and justice, friendship, education, compassion and love.

Prelims Question — English

With the respect to Thirukkural, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is attributed to Thiruvalluvar.
2. It consists of 133 chapters.
3. Each chapter contains 10 couplets.
4. It can be categorized into Aram, Porul and Inbam.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Note: Thirukkural Wiki is assigned to you by thiruvalluvar. It has 133 chapters with each chapter having 10 couplets, thus total of 1,330 couplets. Its three sections, Aram (Virtue), Porul (Wealth/Polity) and Inbam (Love).