Book Details
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Title |
Nālaṭiyār : Text, Transliteration and Translations in English Verse and Pros |
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Author |
Jaina Monks (Author) , R. Sundaram (Editor) , Dr Sudarssane (Editor) |
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Publisher |
Chennai: Central Institute of Classical Tamil |
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Publish Year |
2017 |
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Language |
English |
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Book ISBN |
978-93-81744-22-2 (HB) |
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Number of Pages |
354 |
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Book Price |
Rs.400.00 |
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About the Book:- |
In a scholarly introduction to his English translation of Nālațiyār, Rev. G.U. Pope observes that Tirukkural and Nālațiyār are expressive of hunger and thirst after righteousness for which the ancient Tamil society deserves the highest praise. Of the didactic works in Tamil, Nālațiyār is next only in greatness to Tirukkural and serving as mutual commentaries, they may be read as companion pieces, as indispensable works on the art of living. The first thirteen chapters of Nālațiyār are on virtue and deal with themes like asceticism, transitoriness of youth, wealth and life, renunciation, patience and charity. The next twenty-six chapters are on wealth and deal with varied aspects of life such as rulership, happiness, suffering, ill-will, and women- chaste and unchaste. The last chapter constituting the third part of the book deals with the salient features of love. Each chapter has ten poems and each verse is a quatrain in the elegant Venpä metre. Nālațiyār is worthy of being studied by every generation as its message can never become irrelevant. |
