PM Narendra Modi gifted President Vladimir Putin a Russian edition of the Thirukkural at the BRICS Summit, New Delhi, 11 September 2026. All 1,330 couplets are here in Russian — Тируккурал на русском.
Two thousand years of wisdom, now in your language.
The Thirukkural — 1,330 couplets on ethics, leadership, love and the art of being human — with the original Tamil, clear modern English, and native translations and audio in 28 languages.
- 1,330
- couplets
- 133
- chapters
- 28
- languages
- 2,000+
- years
“How is it that any one can remain without learning, even to his death, when (to the learned man) every country is his own (country), and every town his own (town) ?”
— Yaadhaanum Naataamaal Ooraamaal Ennoruvan / Saandhunaiyung Kallaadha Vaaru
Open this Kural“If the world does not destroy life for the purpose of eating, then no one would sell flesh for the sake of money”
— Thinarporuttaal Kollaadhu Ulakenin Yaarum / Vilaipporuttaal Oondraruvaa Ril
புலால் தின்னும் பொருட்டு உலகத்தார் உயிர்களைக் கொல்லா திருப்பாரானால், விலையின் பொருட்டு ஊன் விற்பவர் இல்லாமல் போவார்.
Read & listenRevered by leaders, scholars and seekers.
Presented by PM Narendra Modi to President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS Summit, New Delhi, September 2026.
Read by the Indian Army alongside the Arthashastra for lessons in leadership, governance and strategy.
Among the most translated works ever written — rendered into more than forty languages across two millennia.
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Hear the Tamil couplet, the English meaning and your own language narrated in one consistent, natural voice.
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