Thirukkural Translations in Malayalam – A Study

மலையாளத்தில் திருக்குறள் மொழிபெயர்புகள் - ஓர் ஆய்வு

Abstract

Malayalam is a Dravidian language that has close connections with Tamil. Present-day Kerala is a part of the ancient Chera kingdom. Therefore, for the Malayalam language, which separated from Tamil and emerged as an independent language after the 10th century CE, Tamil works that appeared before the 10th century such as Sangam literature, Thirukkural, and Silappatikaram must be considered as ancestral heritage. Thiruvalluvar is not a stranger to the Malayalam people. Even before Malayalam branched off as a separate language, the people of Kerala must have read Thirukkural in Tamil. There is much evidence that ancient Chera country poets like Ilango Adigal, Cheraman Perumal Nayanar, and Kulasekhara Alwar incorporated portions of Thirukkural in their works.