திருக்குறள்: மெய்ப்பொருளுடன்: Thoguthi 1: Araththuppaal

Thiruvalluvar aruliya Thirukkuralin Araththuppaalai - mudhal 380 kuralkalaiiyum, 38 adhikaarangkalaiyum - inraiya tamizh vaasagargalukku elimaiyaagavum aazhamaagavum thirandhuvaikkum padhippu idhu. Ovvoru kuralukkum moolam, sorporul, nerporul, porulurai ena naanku adukkugalil vilakkam tharappattuulladhu. Parimelazhagar urayin thisaiyai madhiththu, adhe neraththil naveena thamizhil thelivaagap padaikkapatta innool, padippavar manadhil kuralin Meypporuludan neradigaagap padhiya vaikkiradhu. Karporukku karuvoolamaagavum, karpipporukku kaividakkaagavum, kudumbaththinar onraai amaarndhu padikkum andraada noolaagavum ippadhippu vadivamaikkappattuulladhu. Aram ennum uyariya vaazhviyal neriyai Valluvar eththanai karunaiyodum koormaiyodum solliyirukkiraar enbadhai ovvoru pakkamum unarthdhum. Thoguthi aasiriyar Krishna Prasad avargal, arivuppoorvamaana elimaiyai nokkaamaaga kondu, kuralin ovvoru sollaiyum ikkaalathdhavar ulvaangum vagaiyil kavanamaaga thoguthdhullaar. Thirukkuralai mudhanmuraiyaaga thodubavarukkum, meendum meendum suvaippavarukkum innool oru nambagamaana thunai.