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The Tirukkural or Thirukkural -LRB- Tamil Name  : திருககுறள , literally Sacred Verses -RRB- , or shortly the Kural , is a classic Tamil sangam literature consisting of 1330 couplets or kurals , dealing with the everyday virtues of an individual .. Tamil. Tamil language. sangam literature. sangam literature. Considered one of the greatest works ever written on ethics and morality , chiefly secular ethics , it is known for its universality and non-denominational nature .. secular ethics. secular ethics. It was authored by Valluvar , also known in full as Thiruvalluvar .. Thiruvalluvar. Thiruvalluvar. Valluvar. Thiruvalluvar. Considered as chef d'oeuvre of both Indian and world literature , the Tirukkural is one of the most important works in the Tamil language .. Tamil. Tamil language. Tamil language. Tamil language. This is reflected in some of the other names by which the text is given by , such as Tamil marai -LRB- Tamil veda -RRB- , Poyyamoli -LRB- words that never fail -RRB- , and Deiva nul -LRB- divine text -RRB- .. Tamil. Tamil language. Deiva. Deva ( Hinduism ). Translated into at least 40 languages as of 2014 , Tirukkural is one of the most widely translated non-religious works in the world .. most widely translated non-religious works. List of literary works by number of translations. The work is dated to sometime between the third and first centuries BCE and is considered to precede Silappatikaram -LRB- 1st century CE -RRB- and Manimekalai -LRB- between 1st and 5th centuries CE -RRB- , since they both acknowledge the Kural text .. BCE. Common Era. Silappatikaram. Silappatikaram. Common Era. Manimekalai. Manimekalai. Because the life , culture and ethics of the Tamils are considered to be solely defined in terms of the values set by the Tirukkural , the government and the people of Tamil Nadu alike uphold the text with utmost reverence .. Tamil. Tamil language. Tamils. Tamil people. Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu