Thirukkural In German Pdf May 2026

The late Indologist Alois Payer created a bilingual (Tamil-German) HTML version of the Kural. While not a direct PDF, you can use your browser’s “Print to PDF” function to save it. His work is free for private use.

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In 1856, , a German Lutheran missionary and linguist, published the first complete German translation of the Thirukkural. Unlike earlier English versions that often paraphrased, Graul stuck to a literal, scholarly translation. He even included the original Tamil script alongside the German text. The late Indologist Alois Payer created a bilingual