Claim: Glossary of names for the Tirukkural includes Muppāl which literally means "the threefold path", and Kuṛaḷ which means "sacred couplets".
Evidence: Tirukkural was originally known as 'Muppāl', meaning three-sectioned book, as presented by its author himself at the king's court, since it contained three sections, viz., 'Aram', 'Porul' and 'Inbam'.