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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Tirukkural Verses, Interviews, and Reviews

From and about The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural.

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Kural 391 from THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural

November 2, 2021

A verse on the connection between learning and life.

391
Faultlessly study what is to be studied—then fit
All that you’ve studied

கற்க கசடறக் கற்பவை கற்றபின்
நிற்க அதற்குத் தக

From chapter 40, “Learning.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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Kural 412 from THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural

October 26, 2021

A verse on giving nourishment to the ear.

412
When the ear lacks food feed a little
To the belly

செவிக்குண வில்லாத போழ்து சிறிது
வயிற்றுக்கும் ஈயப் படும்

From chapter 42, “Listening.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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Kural 81 from THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural

October 19, 2021

A verse about what it means to have a home.

81
The life of cherishing and being at home—for cherishing guests
With generosity

இருந்தோம்பி இல்வாழ்வ தெல்லாம் விருந்தோம்பி
வேளாண்மை செய்தற் பொருட்டு

From chapter 9, “Hospitality.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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“Forget no bond with the blameless”

September 18, 2021

The Chakkar, an Indian Arts Review, recently published four excerpts from my new translation of The Kural, Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural.

THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural, a new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, translated with a preface by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma, foreword by Andrew Harvey, introduction by Archana Venkatesan

You can read the chapters “Reading Faces,” “Gratitude,” “Hospitality,” and “Friendship” on their website.

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