A typical Tamil version of the Kural

Tirukkural, also known as the Kural, is considered one of the most widely translated non-religious works in the world.[1] As of 2020, the work has been translated into about 41 world languages. As of 2015, English language alone had about 54 versions available,[2] which is estimated to have crossed 100 by 2020.

Table of available translations

S. No.LanguageYear of first
translation		No. of translations
available
(as of 2021)		No. of complete
translations available
1.Arabic197643
2.Armenian197811
3.Bengali193944
4.Burmese196411
5.Chinese196722
6.Czech195210
7.Danish202111
8.Dutch196410
9.English17946932
10.Fijian19642
11.Finnish197210
12.French176718
13.Garo20001
14.German18038
15.Gujarati193131
16.Hindi192419
17.Indonesian11
18.Italian198511
19.Japanese19812
20.Kannada19408
21.Konkani200211
22.Korean198121
23.Latin173031
24.Malay19643
25.Malayalam159521
26.Marathi193032
27.Meitei201211
28.Norwegian201711
29.Odia197865
30.Polish19582
31.Punjabi19832
32.Rajasthani19821
33.Russian196342
34.Sanskrit19228
35.Santali10
36.Saurashtra198011
37.Sinhalese19612
38.Swedish19711
39.Telugu187714
40.Thai201911
41.Tok Pisin20231
42.Urdu19652
43.Vaagri Booli1

Alphabetically

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thirukkural translations in different languages of the world". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Pallu, Nelza Mara; Mohanty, Panchanan; Durga, Shiva (May 2023). "Thirukkural Translations: A Sacred Text From the Town of Peacocks—Mayilâpûr India" (PDF). International Journal of Development Research. 13 (5): 62551–62553. doi:10.37118/ijdr.26323.05.2023. ISSN 2230-9926. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

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