The first translation of Silappadikaram in 1939 by V R Ramachandra Dikshitar (Oxford University Press).[21] In 1965, another translation of the epic was published by Alain Danielou.[68] R. Parthasarathy's English translation was published in 1993 by Columbia University Press, and reprinted in 2004 by Penguin Books. Paula Saffire of Butler University state that Parthasarathy's translation is "indispensable" and more suited for scholarly studies due to its accuracy, while Danielou's translation was more suited to those seeking the epic's spirit and an easier to enjoy poem.[69]