Tirukkural translations into Polish

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As of 2015, there are at least two translations of the Tirukkural available in the Polish language. [1]

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History of translations

The first Polish translation of the Kural text was made in prose in 1958 by Wandy Dynowskiej Umadevi, published by the Indo-Polish Library (Biblioteka Polsko-Indyjska). [2] It was only a partial translation. During the same year, a parallel edition by the same translator appeared in Poland. [3] A verse translation was made by Bohdan Gębarski, published in 1977 under the title Tirukkural. Święta księga południowych Indii. [2] It is a complete translation. It was published again in 1998. [4]

Translations

TranslationChapter 26, O Mięsożerstwie
Kural 254 (Couplet 26:4)Kural 258 (Couplet 26:8)
Bohdan Gębarski, 1977Wiele człowiek ma cech drapieżnego zwierzęcia,
Przecież ubój to też mordowanie.		Niech więc śmierć ta przedwcześnie zwierzęciu zadana
Nie obciąża twojego sumienia.

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<i>Tirukkuṟaḷ</i> translations into Latin

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Hindi perhaps has many translations of the Tirukkural. As of 2000, there were at least 19 translations of the Kural text available in Hindi. Many of these translations are in verse form.

Kannada has at least eight translations of the Tirukkural available as of 2014. Both prose and verse translations have been made in Kannada.

As of 2015, there are at least four translations of the Tirukkural available in Russian.

French has the second maximum number of translations of the Tirukkural among European languages, next only to English. As of 2015, there were at least 18 translations of the Kural text available in French.

As of 2015, the Chinese language had two translations available of the Tirukkural.

As of 2015, the Japanese language has two translations available of the Tirukkural.

Malayalam has seen the most number of Tirukkural translations than that of any other language in India. As of 2007, there are at least 21 translations of the Kural text available in Malayalam. Malayalam also has the distinction of producing the first ever translation of the Kural text among the languages in India and the world at large. The Annual Report of the Cochin Archeological Department for the year 1933–34 reported an unpublished manuscript of a Malayalam translation of the Tirukkural made in 1595.

Telugu is one of the Indian languages that has had the earliest Tirukkural translations in modern times. As of 2000, there were at least 14 translations of the Kural text available in Telugu.

As of 2015, there were at least three Gujarati translations available of the Tirukkural.

As of 2015, there were at least five Sanskrit translations available of the Tirukkural.

As of 2015, Tirukkural has been translated into Punjabi at least twice.

As of 2015, Tirukkural has been translated into Sinhalese at least twice.

As of 2015, Urdu has at least two translations available of the Tirukkural.

As of 2015, there was only one translation of the Tirukkural available in Finnish.

As of 2015, there is only one translation of the Tirukkural available in Swedish.

As of 2015, Fijian had at least two translations available of the Tirukkural.

Soibam Rebika Devi is an Indian translator who is best known for translating the Tirukkural into Meitei.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Sanjeevi, N. (1973). Bibliography on Tirukkural. In First All India Tirukkural Seminar Papers. Chennai: University of Madras. p. 147.
  4. ↑ Gębarski, Bohdan (1977). "Tirukkural. Święta księga południowych Indii" . Retrieved 14 April 2017.

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