Thirukkural online

"I wanted to learn Tamil, only to enable me to study Valluvar’s Thirukkural through his mother tongue itself…. There is no one who has given such treasure of wisdom like him."
- Mahatma Gandhi

"There hardly exists in the literature of the world a collection of maxims in which we find such lofty wisdom as in Thirukkural."
- Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Laureate

Welcome to TamilCube's Thirukkural Search! Here, you can search Thirukkural couplets and the Tamil and English commentaries using keywords in English or Tamil.

You can use this online Thirukkural Search in two ways : Search using Tamil keywords, or Search using English keywords.

For a fast and convenient Thirukkural search, we recommend you to download TamilCube's Modern Dictionary Toolbar, which includes Thirukkural Search, and start searching from Thirukkural directly from your browser.

Now, you can add Online Thirukkural Search gadget to your iGoogle!

Enter your English or Tamil word in the search box below and click 'SEARCH'


English (eg., God) Unicode Tamil (eg., இறைவன்)

Read original Thirukkural couplets in Unicode Tamil online

Search Thirukkural in English

For Thirukkural Search in English, enter your English word in the search box above and click 'SEARCH'.

Search Thirukkural in Tamil

For Thirukkural Search in Tamil, you have several options to enter Tamil words in the search box above.

1. Cut & Paste your Tamil words (in Unicode) into the box above and click 'SEARCH'. If you need a Unicode Editor, click here.

2. If you are familiar with Romanised Transliteration, you can select the Tamil button above and start typing in English. While you type English letters, these will be automatically converted into Tamil letters. For e.g., if you type ammaa in English, it will be converted into அம்மா. Refer to the table below for unicode Tamil transliteration keyboard mapping.

Unicode Tamil transliteration keyboard mapping

Vowels - உயிர் எழுத்துக்கள்
அ	a	ஆ	aa, A	இ	i	ஈ	ii, I	உ	u	ஊ	uu, U
எ	e	ஏ	ee, E	ஐ	ai	ஔ	au	ஒ	o	ஓ	oo, O

Specials - ஆயுத எழுத்து
ஃ	q

Consonants - மெய் எழுத்துக்கள்
க்	g, k	ங்	ng	ச்	c, s	ஜ்	j	ஞ்	nj
ட்	d, t	ண்	N	த்	dh, th	ந்	w	ன்	n
ப்	b, p	ம்	m	ய்	y	ர்	r	ற்	R
ல்	l	ள்	L	ழ்	z, zh	வ்	v	ஷ்	sh
ஸ்	S	ஹ்	-k

Tips for getting the best search results

This online Thirukkural Search uses Unicode Tamil fonts. If Tamil words do not appear correctly, download and install Unicode Tamil font from here.
Use single words instead of phrases or multiple words. The search automatically shows you the phrases containing the word.
If you are not sure of the complete spelling of a word, you can type part of the word, and the Search will suggest you related words.
Search for root words instead of derived words. For example, search for 'come' instead of 'coming'.
Search for singular words instead of plural. For example, search for 'tiger' instead of 'tigers'.

Download Thirukkural to your mobile phone

You can download Thirukkural to your mobile phone from here.

Download Thirukkural with English meaning / commentary

You can download Thirukkural with meanings in PDF format here.

External Links

IIT Chennnai site : A comprehencive Thirukkural reference. Also includes Thiruvalluva Malai.
Tamil Virtual University site : Search and hear Thirukkural in Audio along with the commentary.

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