அறத்துப்பால், Aṟattuppāl (Dharma) dealing with virtue (Chapters 1-38)
Chapter - அதிகாரம் 1 : Invocation, God Worship
அகரம் எழுத்துக்களுக்கு முதன்மை; ஆதிபகவன், உலகில் வாழும் உயிர்களுக்கு முதன்மை
As the letter A is the first of all letters, so the eternal God is first in the world.
Akara Mudhala Ezhuththellaam AadhiPakavan Mudhatre Ulaku.
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The Tirukkural or Thirukkural (Tamil: திருக்குறள், literally Sacred Verses), or shortly the Kural, is a classic Tamil text consisting of 1330 couplets or kurals, dealing with the everyday virtues of an individual. Considered one of the greatest works ever written on ethics and morality, chiefly secular ethics, it is known for its universality and non-denominational nature. It was authored by Valluvar, also known in full as Thiruvalluvar. The text has been dated variously from 300 BCE to 7th century CE. The traditional accounts describe it as the last work of the third Sangam, but linguistic analysis suggests a later date of 450-500 CE.
Considered as chef d'oeuvre of both Indian and world literature, the Tirukkural is one of the most important works in the Tamil language. This is reflected in some of the other names by which the text is given by, such as Tamiḻ maṟai (Tamil veda), Poyyāmoḻi (words that never fail), and Deiva nūl (divine text). Translated into at least 40 languages as of 2014, Tirukkural is one of the most widely translated non-religious works in the world.
The Tirukkural is structured into 133 chapters, each containing 10 couplets (or kurals), for a total of 1,330 couplets.[10] The 133 chapters are grouped into three sections, or "books":
Book I: Aṟam (Tamil: அறத்துப்பால், Aṟattuppāl) (Dharma) dealing with virtue (Chapters 1-38)
Book II: Poruḷ (Tamil: பொருட்பால், Poruṭpāl) (Artha) dealing with wealth or polity (Chapters 39-108)
Book III: Inbam (Tamil: காமத்துப்பால், Kāmattuppāl) (Kama) dealing with love (Chapters 109-133)
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