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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Kural 1: The Tirukkural on Ah! and Beginnings

January 11, 2022

A verse on the origin of speech, letters, and the world.

1
All speech starts from ah—as the world
Starts from God

அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் ஆதி
பகவன் முதற்றே உலகு

From chapter 1, “In Praise of God.”

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

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