Kural
Book by Thiruvalluvar
The Tirukkuṟaḷ, or shortly the Kural, is a classic Tamil language text consisting of 1,330 short couplets, or kurals, of seven words each. The text is divided into three books with aphoristic teachings on virtue, wealth and love, respectively. It... Wikipedia
Author: Thiruvalluvar
Publication date: 1812 (first known printed edition, older palm-leaf manuscripts exist)
Original language: Old Tamil
Genre: Poetry
Original title: திருக்குறள்
Published in English: 1794
Series: Eighteen Lesser Texts