The Language of Sangam Literature and Tolkāppiyam

The Language of Sangam Literature and Tolkāppiyam PDF Author: T. Natarajan
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Category : Dravidian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 354

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Phonological and morphological study of ancient Tamil Sangam literature in the context of the old Tamil grammatical treatise Tolkāppiam, by Tolkāppiyar.

The Language of Sangam Literature and Tolkāppiyam

The Language of Sangam Literature and Tolkāppiyam PDF Author: T. Natarajan
Publisher:
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Category : Dravidian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 354

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Phonological and morphological study of ancient Tamil Sangam literature in the context of the old Tamil grammatical treatise Tolkāppiam, by Tolkāppiyar.

Shilappadikaram

Shilappadikaram PDF Author: Iḷaṅkōvaṭikaḷ
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811200011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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The peerless young Kovalan leaves his loyal wife Kannaki for the courtesan Madhavi, and though he returns to her, he still meets his death because of her ill-omened ankle bracelet. The Shilappadikaram has been called an epic and even a novel, but it is also a book of general education. Adigal packed his story with information: history merging into myth, religious rites, caste customs, military lore, descriptions of city and country life. And four Cantos are little anthologies of the poetry of the period (seashore and mountain songs, hunters and milkmaid s song). Thus the story gives us a vivid picture of early Indian life in all its aspects.

The Smile of Murugan

The Smile of Murugan PDF Author: Kamil V Zvelebil
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900464282X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402

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Manimekalai

Manimekalai PDF Author: Cāttan̲ār
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788170901396
Category : Hindu philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 195

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Tamil Love Poetry and Poetics

Tamil Love Poetry and Poetics PDF Author: Takanobu Takahashi
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004658602
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 271

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This indispensable work for Tamil love poetry of South India deals with the relationship between the oldest grammar and poetics, Tolkāppiyam, and the ancient literature (Sangam literature) of the 1-3 C. A.D., providing the original meanings and historical changes of many technical terms of love poetry.

The Circle of Six Seasons

The Circle of Six Seasons PDF Author: Martha Ann Selby
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780141007724
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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A Selection From Old Tamil, Prakrit And Sanskrit Poetry While The Striped Frogs Croak And The Toads Peep, The Rains Have Begun. And Now, He Will Be The Monsoon Guest Of Your Fine Wrists And Ample Shoulders. Driving His Tall Chariot With Its Tinkling Bells, Our Lover Will Come Back Today. Ainkurunuru 468 Dating From The First To Late Fourteenth Centuries Ce, This Collection Of 188 Poems Is Gleaned From The Three Literary Languages Of Classical India Old Tamil, Prãkrit And Sanskrit. Martha Ann Selby Combines Her Unique Mastery Of These Languages With Her Scholarship And Poetical Skills To Offer A Pan-Indian Flavour Of The Changing Seasons. The Poems Celebrate The Rhythm And Beauty Of The Cycle Of Time: Summer, The Rainy Season, Autumn, Early Winter, Late Winter, And Spring. Nature Is Portrayed Through A Range Of Sensual, Sexual And Colourful Images And Allegories. The Autumn Poems, For Example, Depict A World Washed Clean By Rains, Ready For Love, Specifically, Clandestine Love, Set In The Hills Among Mists And Blooming Wild Cane At Night. Readers Will Appreciate The Collection S Fine Poetic Quality And Be Spellbound By The Unique Beauty Of India S Six Seasons.

Tolkāppiyam in English

Tolkāppiyam in English PDF Author: Tolkāppiyar
Publisher:
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Category : Tamil language
Languages : en
Pages : 726

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Translation of ancient Tamil grammar.

Poems of Love and War

Poems of Love and War PDF Author: A. K. Ramanujan
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231157355
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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Historical Dictionary of the Tamils

Historical Dictionary of the Tamils PDF Author: Vijaya Ramaswamy
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538106868
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 519

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The Tamils have an unbroken history of more than two thousand years. Tamil, the language they speak, is one of the oldest living languages in the world. The only people comparable to the Tamils in terms of their hoary past and vibrant present would be the Jews with one marked difference. The Tamils have always had their homeland 'Tamilaham' (alternately pronounced and spelt 'Tamizhaham') known today as Tamil Nadu which to them represents their mother and is revered by them as 'Tamizh Tai' literally ‘Tamil Mother’. This is in striking contrast to the Jews who have been through a long and arduous struggle to gain their homeland, a deeply contested site to this day with Hebrewisation of Israel being a key marker of Jewish identity in the region. Tamils, by contrast have a clear numerical majority in the region that now comprises Tamil Nadu and the language unites rather than divides adherents of different faiths. The second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Tamils contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Tamils.

Kāvya in South India

Kāvya in South India PDF Author: Herman Tieken
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004486097
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Old Tamil Caṅkam poetry consists of eight anthologies of short poems on love and war, and a treatise on grammar and poetics. The main part of this corpus has generally been dated to the first centuries AD and is believed to be the product of a native Tamil culture. The present study argues that the poems do not describe a contemporary society but a society from the past or one not yet affected by North-Indian Sanskrit culture. Consequently the main argument for the current early dating of Caṅkam poetry is no longer valid. Furthermore, on the basis of a study of the historical setting of the heroic poems and of the role of Tamil as a literary language in the Caṅkam corpus, it is argued that the poetic tradition was developed by the Pāṇṭiyas in the ninth or tenth century. This volume deals with the identification of the various genres of Caṅkam poetry with literary types from the Sanskrit Kāvya tradition. Counterparts have been found exclusively among Prākrit and Apabhraṁśa texts, which indicate that in Caṅkam poetry Tamil has been specifically assigned the role of a Prākrit. As such, the present study reveals the processes and attitudes involved in the development of a vernacular language into a literary idiom.