
vilyam henry drau (missionary)

pathonpathaam noottaandil indiayilethiya oru kristhyan missionaryaayirunnu vilyam henry dra, addeham tirukkural engleeshilekku vivarthanam cheythu. ennirunnaalum, thirukkuralinte aadya 630 dvipadikal maathramaan addeham vivarthanam cheythath.
jolie.
vilyam henry ezhuthiya tirukkural gadyaroopathil engleeshilekku vivarthanam cheyyukayum 1840-ll aadyamaayi prasidheekarikkukayum cheythu. kural grandhatthile 133 adhyayangalil aadya 63 adhyayangal maathrame vivarthanam cheythittulloo. aadya pathippil yadhaartha thamizh paatam, parimelazhagarinte vyaakhyaanam, ramanuja kavirayaarinte vyaakhyaanathinte vardhanavu, varachathinte engleesh gadya vivarthanangal ennivayum ulppedunnu. drayude avatharanam parimelaalakkarude vyaakhyaanathe aduthu pinthudarukayum angane valluvarinte yadhaartha kruthiyodu erekkure aduthu nilkkukayum cheythu. 1852-ll joonn lazarus droyude kruthi (1 muthal 63 vareyulla adhyayangal) parishkarikkukayum 64-aamm adhyayam muthal 133-aamm adhyayam vare kooral paatatthinte sheshikkunna bhagam poortthiyaakkiya sesham athu prasidheekarikkukayum cheythu. angane, dra, lazarus enniva chernnu thirukkuralinte aadya samboornna gadya vivarthanam engleeshil labhyamakki.
roobert caldwell abhipraayappettathupole, "oru bhakthanaya manushyan, theekshnathayulla missionary, samskaaramulla manushyan, thamizh vidyaarthi ennivanaayirunnu dra. . . oru mikacha thamizh classicaaya kuraalinte addehathinte pathipp, eee kruthi poortthiyaakkaan addeham jeevichillengilum, europian thamizh pandithanmaarude onnaam rankil addehathe ulppeduthi. . . shree. yumayullah ente dainamdina laingikabandhathil ninnu labhicha thamizh padanathilekkulla uthejanathil ninnu enikku valareyadhikam prayojanam labhichu. varachu."

