Tamil- Thirrukarral Flashcards

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1
Q

The Thirukkaral consists of ____________

A

133 chapters
10 couplets/kurals
1330 couplets in total

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2
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All 133 chapters are grouped into 3 parts which are

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1) Aram
2) Porul
3) Inbum

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3
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The ARAM is the book of _____

A

Virtues

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4
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The PORUL is the book of ______

A

Polity

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5
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The INBAM is the book of ______

A

Love

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6
Q

What is the Sangam?

A

A group of Tamil scholars working to develop the Tamil language.

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7
Q

The Thirukkaral is translated into ___ different languages

A

41

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8
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There are __ different versions of the Kural

A

57

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9
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People of what religions can read this?

A

All religions

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10
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Olai Chuvadi

A

Farm leaf

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What did people back in the day use the olai chuvadi as?

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They used it to write on

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What is a eduthannu?

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An instrument they wrote with on the olai chuvadi

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