Tirukkural translations into Finnish

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As of 2023 there has been no complete translation of the Tirukkural available in Finnish. Asko Parpola has made a partial translation.

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History of translations

Asko Parpola carried out a partial translation during the 1980s. [1] It contains translations of the first 175 couplets of Tirukkural. Excerpts from this unpublished translation were erroneously attributed to Pentti Aalto in some sources. [2] [3] [4]


Translations

TranslationKural, couplet or verse, No. 72 (Chapter 8, Rakkaus)
Asko Parpola, 1980sRakkaudettomat omivat kaiken itselleen.
Rakastavat antavat luunsakin toisille.

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References

  1. ↑ Parpola, Asko. ""Parpola A (1980s, unpublished), Finnish translation of Tirukkural 1-"". Academia.edu. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Sanjeevi, N. (1973). Bibliography on Tirukkural. In First All India Tirukkural Seminar Papers. University of Madras. p. 145.
  3. ↑ Polilan; K. Gunathogai; Lena Kumar; Tagadur Sampath; Mutthamizh; G. Picchai Vallinayagam; D. Anbunidhi; K. V. Neduncheraladhan, eds. (2019). Tiruvalluvar 2050 (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Periyar Enthusiasts Group. p. 686.
  4. ↑ "Thirukkural in other European languages (Czech, Dutch, Finnish and Swedish)". OOCities. n.d. Retrieved 30 April 2017.


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