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Thirukkural in MalayalamThirukkural in Malayalam (മലയാളം)There are more than a dozen translations of the Kural in Malayalam.[1] More and moretranslations continue to be produced, the most recent one being a translation in prose withexhaustive commentary by K.G. Chandrasekaran Nair (In 2003; D.C. Books, Kottayam).Malayalam probably has the unique distinction of producing the first ever translation ofTirukkural in any Indian language. An unpublished manuscript of a Malayalam translationdone in 1595 A.D. is reported in the Annual Report of the Cochin Archeological Departmentfor the year 1933-34.[2]Translations are of different types. Some in modern Malayalam and some in ancientMalayalam. Ancient Malayalam is dominated by Tamil words unlike modern Malayalamwhich is a hybrid of Tamil and Sanskrit. As a result, Malayalam has a rich vocabulary of bothTamil and Sanskrit origin. This is precisely the reason why Malayalees do not find Tamilmovies difficult to understand when released in Kerala. Ramesan Nair’s translation ofThirukkural (Trust Publications, Trivandrum) in ancient Malayalam reminds us how closeMalayalam was once with Tamil.[3]The translation in verse presented here is that of V.V. Abdulla Sahib, first published in2002. As in the case of the Hindi translation of the Kural, my wife K.T. Shahnaz typed theentire translation. All the 133 chapters have been presented in Acrobat.imjxnÀy« Zyk¡ ¡l മുഖവുരഅÆõxÃyK RõxZysþxj Zyk¡p ¡pdjdxª Ak¡nyj Zyk¡ ¡l Hk¡ sxcxkY sxtyZõK Zyjmø,Ziyo§öMȵny« p¶§ Gl p¡I pyqyræ ixY§ Zyk¡ ¡l F˧ Ahy¹Íxª Ahyöexj eð U¡Ë¡.Ziyo§ pb iË AekdxiÀxmxY§ AZlyj eðU¡ËZ§ .Zyk¡ ¡l pykPyZixj Kxm À ¡ly¶§ PkyöZKxkÍxª yUjy« AhyöexjhyËZj¡½§ . öKysë ¡pyd§i¡Ì§ k½xI d l x½ymxY§ Zyk¡p ¡pª Rzpy¶yk¡Ë Z˧ Pymª Ahyöexj eðU¡ Ìx il ¡ PymªöKyös§ZûxgíI dxmxI d l x½x Y˧ elj¡Ë¡. Fµ djxjxm¡I Zyk¡ ¡lnyd§ eZydº§d l x½ymcyKI eo i¡ ½Ë KxkõÀy« sIqjiymø . Zyk¡p pª Hk¡ RdiZ xkdx YËxY§Pym eY§ WyZÍxk¡ U e I. BPxkIMs öZI, DesxbªqKI FËz RdiZöMȵny m Bqjµ K¡lnym¡ ZxY§ KxkYI. FËx« K¡lnymxK ¼ pyqûxsekixj pRxZõ ix py pPd ixöeZyfmy x Z Hk¡ pyqû e kdxj BÃzje¡k¡rdxjy¼xY§ A ÅtI ekymsy ¡ËZ§ .RxZyiZpªYê hZ i dõ id¡rõK¡mÀyd§ BbkYzjp¡I BPkYzjp¡I py¹xdbxjKp¡ixj K¡l KxmxZypªÀyjxjy dym Kx ¡Ë¡. AZy« Ai mõµnxj ZZûµn¡I De bqµn¡I AUµyjy¼¡½§ .AZ¡ Kx½¡Z Ë K¡l id¡rõK¡mÀy exZ¡sûÀxjyÀzk¡Kj¡I sªÑ mxKÀ¡IöePky ¡Kj¡I Pjë¡.A dKI mxKhxrKny m § K¡l ekxpªÀdI PÐ eð¼y¼¡ ½Ë§ AZy pqyræ õIpyny ¶xZ¡Ë¡½§. AZ§ sIgÊixj Hk¡ Pl¡pypkYI öes ix Y˧ Kk¡Z¡Ë¡.Zyk¡ ¡l - CZkhxrKny«Zx o KxYy ¡Ë hxkZzj hxrKny m ¡I hxkZz jZk hxrKny m ¡I Zyk¡ ¡l pypªÀdI PÐ eð¼y¼¡½§hxkZzj hxrK gIMxny, M¡RlxÀy, tyÉy, KËU, ilxÀy, Hxlyj, eºxgy, kxRÓxdy, s kxöræ , Zm¡M¡, Dªb¡,sIsÜ ZI, imjxnI.Grõ hxrK Page 1

Thirukkural in MalayalamGrõ hxrK AlgyK§, gªizs§ , Pdzs§, Reð xdzs§ , imj, syItxnzs§ , fzRyj j lxeõ hxrK Bª idõ , P § , W¶§, CIMøzr§ , fyËyr§ , öfº§, Rªi , mxl y , exnyr§ , lrõ , sûzWyr§,Cl xmyj .imjxn hxrjy« Zyk¡ ¡lny em pypªÀdµn¡I CZydKI e¡lÀylµyjy¼¡½§. FËx« DËZpybõxhõxsI mhy¶y¼ymøxÀ sxcxkY xª § Fn¡eðI idsymx À dymjym¡I st bjª §AZy pMI t byÓix x sxcõixK¡Ë ZkÀym¡I mnyZhxrjy« Kxpõk eÀymxY§ C pypªÀdI dyªÑty eð ¼y¼¡ Z§.C imjxnebõpypªÀdI pyRjKkixjy e ªÀyjx ¡ËZyd§ F Ë k½¡ põ yK AKioy»¡stxjy¶y¼ ½§. H˧, C kxU PËyi m sû bqy, §öqzix § Z pm¡ixÔª gy.F., gy.Uy.(ly¼. ts§ AÆõxeK ). k½§ , imjxnyj¡I C kxU§ Óykpxsyj¡I Kx¼ « Bkõ pbõqxmfysyrõd¡ixj WxKæª ixtd pky x¼y«, Wy.F.FI hxrxekixj¡I Bqjekixj¡Iil ¡pycÀym¡I Cpª Pjë y¼¡ spdµ § dÉyelj¡px DPyZixj hxr Fdy § sûxczdimø.AöeKxkI Z Ë pypªÀd qøxKµ jaxöKiI pxjy¶¡ pymjyk¡Ày Fdy § p½¡Ë dyª Åqµ d«Kyj öqzix FI.sy. kxi ixÔª FI.F., gy.FW§. ApªKn¡ U stxjstKkYµ § Tx pn k dÉyj¡ pdxY§ .C pypªÀdÀyd§ Fdy § stxjKixjp Zx o K¡ly ¡Ë öMȵnxY§.1.2.3.4.eky imoKk¡ U Ziyo§ pypªÀdI. WxKæª i¡d¡sûxiy pkbkxR ApªKn¡ U Zyk¡ ¡l Znyp¡ k.C x¼§ shxeZy i¡bmyjxª ApªKn¡ U Zyk¡ ¡l pyn ¡p k.sy. kxR MxexmxPxky ApªKn¡ U Z k »U¡À K¡l C kUyKn¡ U CIMøzr§ pypªÀdI.Hk¡ BÃzj öMÈI ex m sªÑpõxeKixjy öe qxhy ¡Ë K¡l p¹xdyKp¡I pKxkyKp¡ixjZmµnym U id¡rõ d D«K rædx ¡Ë¡. imjxnyK C K Zy sûzKky¶§ AZy De hx x nxjyÀzk¡Ë Zx Uxeð I F Ë D axPyZI öexÄxtyeð y ¡ iË pyqûxs ÀxU¡K UyTx CZ§ gt¡Rdsi I spydjI siªeðy¶¡ Kx ¡Ë¡.kPjyZxp§py.py. Agí ¡møxsxtyg§ eky»dI, Z q ª 680 686 eky»dI20-10-2002(Source: Abdulla Sahib, V.V. 2002. Thirukkural (Malayalam). Printed at Gupta Press, 123, Periyar Street, Erode – 638 001, Tamil Nadu)[1] Kunhikrishan, K. 1999. Tirukkural in Malayalam. Book Review of Tirukkural translation in Malayalam by S. Ramesan Nair. In: TheHindu.[2] George, K.M. 1973 Tirukkural and Malayalam. In: First All India Tirukkural Seminar Papers. (Editor: N. Sanjeevi). Pp 44-49[3] நீல பத்மநாபன். 2000. இரேமசன் நாயாின் தி க்குறள்’ மைலயாள ெமாழியாக்கம்: சில சிந்தைனகள். வள் வம். பல்லடம்மாணிக்கம் தி க்குறள் பண்பாட் ஆய் ைமயம். November – December, 2000. பக்கம் 39-42Double-VKural in 30 languagesVoice of VivekanandaPage 2Kural in EnglishClaims & Criticisms

Thirukkural in MalayalamimjxnÀy« Zyk¡ ¡l Chapter 1. bps§Z¡Zy1.AKxkÀy«À¡Uµ¡Ë¡ A kxpmy; jË ex«öee ºx«eðÀyjxkIhI hMp«q yZ ËjxI2.¹xdsûk e bp Àjxkxcy xZykyeðp dUyjy¼¡ py¹xdI dyÒjIfmq dõixI3.h ky idixIZxky« psy ¡Ibypõq y jcõxdy ¡ËRdI ix mg§cyjy« Z¡r§Uy dUyU¡I4.Cr§Uxdyr§UµnymøxÀ hMpx ddykÇkIHxªÏj¡ xª xk¡dxn¡I b¡LIpË¡hpy¶yUx5. bpÀy« pyqûsy¶¡I Kx ½ eðxo¡I dÍ PСKy«ZyÍpË¡hpy ymøx RzpyZÀy mxky m¡I6.e ºöÉyjsIjidI Pj§Z¡ bpzKixªMÞixj§RzpyZx jxcdI Pj§ pxª PykT§RzpyKnxjyU¡I7.dys§Z¡mM¡YpxdxK¡I bpÀy dyd pËy ji dxb¡JLiKl zUx sxÆõixK¡ËZmø K 8. bppyqûxsi¡ x½§ cªÏ U« KU x ZAªÁKxixoyK Zxµx sxcõixKy møxky m¡I9.KªÏ qry dqy¶¡ e ºöÉyjµ exm pAr UM¡Ypxdzq d hRy x Àx pydræixI10. bph y jx U mxKRzpyZI dyjöÇyeðp e¡dª Í U« Zx½¡imøx Àxª ZsxÆõixIChapter 2. BKxqityi

11. pªrexZÀydx« mxKI Rzpsþ¡l ¡ pnªËyU¡IZÍ mI ixky mxKÀyËi ZixK¡Ë¡ dyÒjI.12. H õcxdõµn¡½x y ixdpª § KxU¡eðZ¡IZxd¡I h Yixj§À Ë dym Kx ¡I io.13.KxmÀx« io eÐx Zjyk¡ËxmxoyP o¡izh iyjy« eqyjx« dxq i lpË¡hpy¶yU¡I.14. ixkyjxK¡I pnI Zz k K¡lpx j˧ pËyUy«K ry xª KË¡e ¼xdxj§ ZÐxlxpy møxky m¡I.15. b¡r§U k io eÐx Z öbxty ¡ËZ§ exm p ej§Z¡ b¡r§U k k y x öexe§Zyj¡UjZ¡I io.16. h i¡LÀ§ ioÀ¡ y pzo¡Ky mø˧ pËyUy«KxmyK xtky xdxj§ Z YpªMÞI i¡n¶yUx.17. Boyjy« dy ËU¡À dzkxoyjy« PªËyUxj§Ky mxsi¡öbÀy MxIhzkõI Z Ë d Ë K¡l»¡ exI.18. bpÍxª xj§ dUÀ¡Ë e RKªÏxby jx j¡Ii¡UµxdyUpËzU¡I io eÐxZyky ¡Ky«19. pxdI eyÍxly jËxKy« RdI Pj§Z¡pk¡ËZxIZebxdxbyK møxI d dI pyN§dI hpy¶zU¡I.20. Rmiymøx Z Rzpy xdxkxm¡I Koypl ZxIiojy mø y« sÍxªMÞ RzpyZI b¡r§KkI b XI.Chapter 3. sdõxsI21. BöqidzZyexmy¶¡I Bqjl ¡I Koy»yU¡I öqr§VÍxky itZûµ öMȵ e¡Ko¡ËZxI.22. D tyeðx sxÆõixpymø pkxMõÀy iÍK mxKÀymÇky ¶x k MYy x sxÆõixK¡ ix?

23. RzpyZikYI ex m bûÉhxpµ p½ ex«PyÇy¶ly»¡ sdõxs iU¡ ÀxkZybypõkxI.24. ¹xdixixj¡cÀx m e ºöÉyj MRµ nAU ypxo¡I q Zx ix iªty¶yU¡Ëp .25. CöÉyjdyöMtI Pj§Z¡ Kpky ¡Ë ixZ Kpxd mxKÀy mmøxª ¡I dZxpxjyU¡iyöÉdxI.26. RÍdxZ¡mõ kËxm¡I öqr§VKªÏxd¡pªÀyK eky jxª; il pªZxY dympxkÀym¡ pª.27. s§eªqdI, bªqdI, öNxYI, öqpYI k¡Py jËypPyÇy x q yöexey¶ põ y mxKily»yU¡I.28. Aoyjxi¡dyiöǵ dymdy« ¡Ë Zxª ¡Ky«e¡Yõpx k¡ny ¶j§Z i¡dyK iÍ öMxtõixI.29. itZûixI qmÀy Í« kiy ¡I i¡dye¡IMpªKYI Kxeizj ËËx« qxe ix isxÆõixI.30. RzpkxqyKny d k bjp¡ pkxKjx«AÇY kËly px k i¡dyix kË¡k mxI.Chapter 4. cªÏI31. cªÏI ixdõZj¡½x ¡I K U sÌÀ¡ iKyU¡ICöZ i« dÍ PÐ¡Ë cªÏ iöZ stxjKI32. cªÏ À x itÀxj pyÀI plymø dU¡px cªÏ À pys§iky ¡Ë Zl Ib ªhxMõixjyU¡I.33. ZËxmxp¡I pycI cªÏ ixªMÞÀy« pytky YI;cªÏixªMÞI ZõRy x Z Óykixj§ dym Kx YI.34. b¡r§UPyÇ Rdy xÀ idI cªÏdybxdixI;idqü¡Æypydx KªÏ imøxI öeKUdµnxI.35. KxeI hx MPâj¡I ey Ë b¡ªhxrYis jj¡ICpdxm¡I ZõRy¶zUymZ¡ cxªÏyK RzpyZI

36. Z« YI cªÏeÈxpy« Pky , dz¼y p xmx;sªÑI dy Ë ZõRy¶xm¡I cªÏI dy Ë Z¡Y¶yU¡I.37. cªÏÀxm¡npxI iÍ j Ç ËxZxZly»yUxIemø l ydU eðxª § jxöZyKª Z¡mõkxK¡ ix?38. cªÏpyN§dI hpy x Z RzpKxmI Koy ¡Ky«e¡dªRÍKpxU À ZUj¡I qymjxjyU¡I.39. cªÏRzpyZ ix ËZx d dixdÉbxjKIAdõaxmg§c ixbµ b¡JLKxkYixjyU¡I.40. Gpd¡I Djyªpxo¡ Ìx öqÆjxdyªÑty ¡px KU e𼡠Z cªÏI; exe ix pª dzjixIChapter 5. M tÓI41. M tÓ stxjÀxmyZkxöqipxsyK jax jxMõI sûcªÏµ dyªÑty ¡Ë¡ iixj§.42. sdõxsI sûzKky ¶xª ¡I exk¡nymøxbkyöbª ¡IjxPdI Zxoymx jxª ¡I M tÓ Z¡YjxjyU¡I.43. eyZ , nZyaz, bpI K¡W¡IgxbyK Zxd¡ixIcªÏ ipª d¡r§Vy mË¡I KUijxjyU¡I.44. exeI hjË sÌxbõI hxMI Pj§Zd¡ hxMp¡I;M tÓ dyr§Vexmy y mqûkõ ilyU¡I öKix«.45. s§ dtpxj§e¡i Zx UxeðI sûcªÏÀy « bz j¡Idyr§K r§Uixj§ exmy ¡Ë M tÓxöqiy cdõdxI.46. poy ex m sûcªÏµ M tÓ dyªÑty ¡Ky«öe pqy ¡Ë ZÇyËxj§ il ¡ i Ëxöqiµny«?47. cªÏ ixtyKnxj¡ i¡i¡ ¡ n dKky«KUiK exmy ¡Ë M tÓ öqr§VdxjyU¡I.48. pzo§Pel x Z KªÀpõI dyl pl ¡I M tÓ dxBÃbY§Wd PÐ¡Ë i¡dy j x pyqyr§UdxI.

49. cªÏ iË¡ el»x mx M tÓI Z ËjxjyU¡Ieoyjdõk¡k xly mø y m l pyqyr§UixI.50. FtyKRzpyZI dzZydyr§V jx Udjyeðp sûªMÞ mxKÓkxI bp ixª § Z¡mõI MYy¶yU¡I.Chapter 6. RzpyZsLy51. hªÀxpy qryj¡I Rzpm õp¡I Kk¡Z¡ËZxj§sûjI sIjidI exmy ¡ Ëxn¡Ài eÙyjxI.52. eÙyjy« M tdxaË¡ jxRy ¡I M¡Yiymø j« iÍ jöZjyk¡Ëxm¡I RzpyZI e¡Yõil ZxI.53. hxkõ M¡YpZz j y mmøx iqûkõe ªYêixIM¡YI K¼pnx Y y« iÍ jmøxI dqy¶¡ exI.54. dyÒjI eÙyjy exZyöpZõ À xn¡jªËZxj§öeZz y ½Zxjymø p l s«M¡Y ixË¡ i.55. öehxZÀy mo¡ Ël ¡ eZy j bp iË ex«h y jx U diy ¡ Ëx e ÐËx« eС i io.56. eZyh y jx U jË¡I Z Ëj¡I Z ixdp¡IeZy jj¡I s«M¡Y Àj¡I k y ¡Ëpn¡Àiy.57. s§öZzK § e¡l idy˧ d«K¡I Kxp«fm eðUxexZyöpZõ Àx UZµ sûjI KxeðZ§ KxpmxI.58. hªÀx ix k bpI ex« h y jx U dyd ¡Ky«s§öZzK § ek mxKÀy« itZûI Kpk¡ËZxI.59. h jxI eÙyjymøx Àx eoyK l¡I py kxcyZ i¡Ìx K pzksyItI exmhyixdI dUy¶yUx.60. M¡YsÌËjxI eÙy hpdÀy˧ iIMnI;dmøsÇxdi¡½xjxmm xkp¡ixjyU¡I.

Chapter 7. sÇxdµ 61. FtyKRzpyZÀy md¡öMti dKixI;pybû« sÇxdmxhI exmymøixdõZ mxKky«.62. Adõkx« eoyK lxÀ e¡öZ dxË¡ Rdy ¡Ky«Go¡RÍI pkxp¡Ë Zz pydK nxoy»yU¡I.63. sÇxdµ eyZ sûÀx Y˧ mx Kx yj¡ Zx«i nxmxª yZI pyÀI ZxZ sÌxbõixjyU¡I.64. sûÇI K¡»y KkÀx m KmÌy ¶ªÀ h YIeyZxpy Rytûjy« ZzªÀ¡I ezj rI ex« k¡PyöebI.65. i nyË¡U« btÀy« s§eªqy¶x« K¡ny kKyU¡Iqg§böqpY ix KxZyËyÌ iK¡ËZxjyU¡I.66. K¡»y Kxº« öqpy xÀ iÉhxMõª Kay¶yU¡I:pzYj¡I K¡om¡I K py l I s¡ÉkixjyU¡I.67. ZxZ e¡öZ˧ d«K¡Ë öqr§VixI cd ixË¡Zx eY§WyZÍxª si tÀy« i¡ dy« x öexe§Zix ¡K.68. e¡öZ eY§WyZdxK¡ Ìx eyZxpy Ë l ixbixI mxKRdZ møxª ¡ixdÉ ixk¡ ex mjxI69. Z e¡öZ eVyeð¡ x d˧ mxKª Kay peylË dx n x n l s ÇxriUj¡Ë¡ Zxj§.70. ZeÀxmyöZ s«eð¡öZ Rdy ¶Ë¡ Rdµnx«e¡Ko§ÀxdyUjx ¡ËZPâ dxU¡ dÉyjxI.Chapter 8. bj71. bjj¡ xª ek b¡JLI K½x« KYêz kxo¡ yU¡Ibj jË M¡YI Zxoy¼U xdxpZxK¡ ix?72. bjjymøxÀpª sªpI Zµ Ë¡ cky jxIbjj¡ x kmø¡I K U exZ¡sûÀxj§ MYy¶yU¡I.