A verse on never scorning anyone’s size and what it means to be truly essential.
From chapter 67, “Firmness of Action.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Videos
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Why A New Translation of THE KURAL?
Read why I decided to translate the Kural in this excerpt from my preface on Beacon Broadside: A Project of Beacon Press.
You can read the excerpt on the Beacon Broadside website: https://www.beaconbroadside.com/broadside/2022/01/how-i-embarked-on-a-literary-translation-of-the-kural-the-classical-tamil-masterpiece.html
Kural 978: The Tirukkural on Humility and Greatness
A verse on how humbleness leads to greatness and how largeness of heart grows from humility.
From chapter 98, “Greatness.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
THE KURAL Book Release: A Publication-Day Conversation with Archana Venkatesan
For the book launch of the Kural on January 11, 2022, the Elliott Bay Book Company and Tasveer hosted an online conversation between Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma and Archana Venkatesan, who wrote the marvelous introduction to the book.
You can watch a complete recording below!
My thanks to Archana Venkatesan for her wonderful and inspired questions, and to Elliott Bay and Tasveer for hosting this beautiful event.
Kural 1: The Tirukkural on Ah! and Beginnings
A verse on the origin of speech, letters, and the world.
From chapter 1, “In Praise of God.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston