Arun’s Reviews > Tiruvalluvar the Tirukkural > Status Update

So I was curious to see how the original Tamil version is like compared to this translation. Downloaded an audio version of the Kurals, wouldn't have understood anything but for the interpretation provided. Must have been tough for Gopalkrishna Gandhi to translate it, given he has stuck to the format of the original as closely as possible. Some of the translated couplets are very nice, but some seem more forced.