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The Tirukkural is a classic Tamil sangam literature consisting of 1330 couplets or Kurals.〔 〕 It was authored by Thiruvalluvar. The ''Tirukkuṛaḷ'' 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 ''Daiva nūl'' (divine text). The work is dated to sometime between the third and first centuries BCE and is considered to precede ''Manimekalai'' and ''Silappatikaram'', since they both acknowledge the Kural text. ==Sections== The ''Tirukkural'' is structured into 133 chapters, each containing 10 couplets, for a total of 1330 couplets. The 133 chapters are grouped into three sections:〔 * () ''Aṟam'' (Dharma) (1-38) * () ''Poruḷ'' (Artha) (39-108) * () ''Inbam'' (Kama) (109-133) A couplet or ''kuṛaḷ'' consists of seven ''cir''s, with four ''cir''s on the first line and three on the second. A ''cir'' is a single or a combination of more than one Tamil word. For example, ''Tirukkural'' is a ''cir'' formed by combining the two words ''tiru'' and ‘’kuṛaḷ''. ''Aram'' contains 380 verses, ''Porul'' with 700 and ''Inbam'' with 250.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tirukkuṛaḷ」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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