Parimelalhagar

Parimelalhagar (Tamil: பரிமேலழகர்) (c.13th century CE), also known as Vanthuvarai Perumal, was a Tamil poet and scholar known for his commentary on the Thirukkural.[1] He was the last among the canon of ten medieval commentators of the Kural text most highly esteemed by scholars.[2][3] He was also among the five oldest commentators whose commentaries had been preserved and made available to the Modern era, the others being Manakkudavar, Pari Perumal, Kaalingar, and Paridhi. Of all the ancient commentaries available of the Kural literature, Parimelalhagar's commentary is considered by scholars as the best both in textual and in literary aspects.[4] Parimelalhagar also remains the most reviewed, in terms of both praise and criticism, of all the medieval Kural commentators. Along with the Kural text, Parimelalhagar's commentary has been widely published that it is in itself regarded a Tamil classic.

Parimelalhagar
Native name
Vanthuvarai Perumal
Born13th century CE
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
DiedProbably 13th century CE
Pen nameParimelalhagiyaar, Parimelalhagiyan, and Parimelalhagaraiyan
OccupationScholar, poet and temple priest
LanguageTamil
Period13th century CE
Notable worksCommentary to the Tirukkural

Although the chapter ordering, and the verse ordering within each chapter, of the Tirukkural as set by Parimelalhagar varies greatly from the original work of Valluvar, the scholars and publishers of the modern era primarily follow Parimelalhagar's ordering. Thus, it is Parimelalhagar's ordering that is used to number the Kural chapters and couplets today.

Early life

Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Kanchipuram, where inscription mentioning Parimelalhagar is found.

Parimelalhagar was born in Kancheepuram in the erstwhile Tondai state in a Vaishnavite Brahmin family and is believed to have lived during the late 13th century CE.[5] He belonged to the lineage of priests of Sri Ulagalandha Perumal temple in his home town.[6] He is also known by various names as Vanthuvarai Perumal, Parimelalhagiyaar, Parimelalhagiyan, and Parimelalhagaraiyan.[7] Sivagyana Munivar mentions him as Parimelalhagiyaar in his work.[7]

Parimel's time has been deduced by referring to various historical accounts.[8] In his venpa verse named "Valluvar seer", Umapathi Shivachariyar, a poet from the late 13th century, mentions Parimel.[8] In the introductory section of his commentary to Book III of the Kural, Parimel mentions King Bhoja (reigned c. 1010–1055 CE) from the Paramara dynasty and his work Shringara-Prakasha, which has been dated to early 11th century.[8][9] Also scholars assert that Senavarayar precedes Parimel in time.[8] Thus, Parimel is believed to have been born in early 13th century.[8]

There are accounts of Parimel's living in both the cities of Kancheepuram and Madurai.[7] Verse 41 of the Thondaimandala Sadhagam says that "Parimelalhagar of Kancheepuram served as beacon to the Kural."[7] Additionally, an inscription on a plaque dating back to 1271 CE, which was erected in the 22nd year of the rule of the Telugu Chola King Vijayakanda Gopalan, mentions a land transaction done by Parimelalhagiya Dhadhan.[7] According to M. Raghava Iyengar, this Parimelalhagiya Dhadhan was none other than Parimel.[7] These serve as evidences to the claim that Parimel lived in Kancheepuram. Verses 1547 and 1548 of the Perunthirattu indicate that he was a political figure in the town of Okkur near Madurai in the Pandya Kingdom.[7][10] The word usage that he employed in his Kural commentary (as in couplet 650) appears to be the colloquial version of the language spoken in Tirunelveli district even today.[7] Incidentally, there are also several tombs indicating the name "Parimelalhagar" found across the district.[7] These indicate that he must have lived in the Pandya Kingdom, chiefly Madurai.[7]

Right from his young age, Parimel was well versed in Sanskrit language's Tharka, Vyakarna, Sankya, and Vedanta and Tamil language's Tolkappiyam and other classic literary works.[6] Despite being a Vaishnavite, Parimel had a great knowledge of the Saivite literature.[11] He had a good understanding of Agama, Siddhanta and Vedanta, which are considered vital to unravel the riches of the Tirukkural, which helped him do justice to his commentary.[12][13] When Parimel chose to write a literary criticism, he analysed in depth the works of the previous nine commentators who lived before his time and eliminated the flaws found in those earlier commentaries.[6] When he completed his writing and perfected the work, he decided to stage it in the court of the Pandya ruler.[6] Legend has it that the King wanted Parimel to stage his work seated on a bronze horse mounted in his court.[6] When Parimel did so, the bronze horse moved, serving as an evidence to his scholarly stature.[6] Thus he came to be known as Parimelalhagar (meaning "the handsome equestrian").[6] The name is sometime indicated as "Parimelalhagiyar" and "Parimelalhagaraiyyan". His commentary on the Kural came to be called as "Parimelalhagiyar Virutthi".[6] He is believed to have written the commentary around 1271–1272 CE as indicated in an inscription at the Varadharaja Perumal Temple at Kanchipuram.[14] This is indicated in the work Sasana Tamil Kavi Saritham by Raghava Iyengar.[6] Parimel has also written a commentary on Paripaadal, one of the work of the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthogai).[6] However, the Parimelalhagar commentary on the Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai is believed to have been written by a different poet of his namesake of a different period in time.[6]

Religion

There are several evidences indicating that Parimelalhagar belonged to the Vaishnavite sect.[7][10] His explanations to Kural couplets 610 and 1103, his reference to the Nalayira Divya Prabandham in various instances, his employment of verses from the Tiruvai Molhi in couplets 349 and 370, and his citing Nammalvar's verses in chapter 39 in the second book all indicate that he was a Vaishnavite.[7][10] While a staunch devotee of Vishnu, Parimel practiced religious tolerance and treated other religions of his time with equal respect.[9]

Commentary to the Kural text

Parimelalhagar's commentary is considered by scholars as the best of all ancient commentaries on the Kural text and is esteemed on par with the Kural text itself for its literary quality.[15][4] Parimel was highly successful in reflecting all the poetic nuances found in Valluvar's thought in prosaic form in his commentary.[16] No other commentator so far has matched his style, clarity and High Tamil writing in the history of Tamil literature.[16] The literary quality of Parimel's commentary is so rich that one has to depend on highly learned intellectuals to completely understand the commentary.[17] His command of the Tamil grammar can be observed from his commentary to kurals 127, 196, 272, 1029, 1030, 1115, 1186, where he had given grammar notes explaining different parts of speech. Throughout Book III of the Kural literature, Parimel explains the grammar of the akam genre of the Tamil literature. In Chapters 77 (Army) and 78 (Valour) of Book II, Parimel explicates the puram genre of the Tamil literature, which can be observed especially from his elaborations to kurals 771, 773, and 774.[18] Parimel embellishes his commentary by employing similes (e.g., kurals 100, 144, 343, 360, 399, 404, 416, 422, 425, 448, 571, 693, 741, 797, 900)[19] and adding literary accounts where necessary (e.g., kural 63).[20] He quotes from earlier commentators (e.g., kurals 17, 18, 207, 210, 290, 305, 580, 593, 599, 612, 615, 910, 925, 1028),[21] points out varied inferences, and debunks any incorrect inferences.[15] He also provides Tamil translations of Sanskrit terms.[15] At several instances, he extols the best explanations for a particular couplet given by earlier commentators.[15] He also includes in his commentaries literary accounts from both Tamil and Sanskrit literatures.[15] In several places, he points out the Tamil traditions that are in line with the moral of the couplets.[15] He also includes several historical accounts across his commentary (e.g., couplets 100, 144, 514, 547, 771, 773, 785, 899, 900, 935).[21] Parimelalhagar compulsively elucidates the ethical connections between seemingly contradictory thoughts laid out in couplets 380 and 620, 481 and 1028, 373 and 396, and 383 and 672.[22] All these made his commentary coming to be known as "Viruddhi Urai" (expandable commentary).[15]

Parimel writes commentaries beginning with an introduction to each book and explains the introductory chapters in each of the Kural books. He analyzes and segregates chapters as subdivisions known as iyals. He summarizes the contents of each chapter with an abstract at the beginning of each chapter, and also connects the previous chapter with the current one in a logical manner, justifying his own way of chapter arrangement. He writes a verbatim explanation to each couplet and clarifies the meaning of difficult words. He also indicates that every manuscript of the Kural by earlier commentators had only verbatim explanations and that detailed commentaries were made by those who published those manuscripts. Below his verbatim explanations, he provides lucid explanations in contemporary language, which contain several well-researched notes. He also provides ample example wherever necessary, employing several literary phrases before his time in prose.[20] Being the last of the medieval commentators, Parimel verily had the opportunity to study the commentaries of all those lived before his time. In most places he agrees with Manakkudavar and cites his work amply. In places where he is in disagreement with Manakkudavar and other early commentators, Parimel debunks their ideas with logical explanations.[23] Although the original text of Parimel's commentary appears in a summary form (known as polhippurai) describing the meaning and moral of a given couplet, later scholars split it in order to simplify it, providing word-by-word meaning.[9]

Parimel is known to be a polymath.[24] His expertise spanned across fields such as ethics, linguistics, philosophy, poetry, logic, meta-physics, theology, politics, music, and medicine.[24] His knowledge on theology and religion will surface across his commentary to Book I, examples being his elaboration to couplets 21, 62, 351, 355, 358, 338, and 360.[24] He discusses the Samkhya philosophy in couplet 27 and Arhat in couplet 286.[25] His political acumen can be seen in virtually every chapter of Book II, more so in his explanations to couplets 385, 442, 735, 756, and 767.[26] His musical knowledge is expressed in his commentary for Kural 573.[27] His knowledge on medicine can be seen in his commentary for kurals 941, 944, 948, and 950.[20][27] Parimel is also known for prudently employing the prevailing culture and linguistic usage of his time.[28]

Variations in ordering of the Kural verses

A page from the Parimelalhagar's commentary on the 39th chapter of the Tirukkural

The following table depicts the variations among the early commentators' ordering of, for example, the first ten verses of the Tirukkural. Note that the ordering of the verses and chapters as set by Parimel, which had been followed unanimously by both scholars and critics for centuries ever since, has now been accepted as the standard ordering of the Kural couplets.

Kural verse beginning Couplet ordering
Manakkudavar's Pari Perumal's Paridhi's Kaalingar's Parimelalhagar's
Kural 1: அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் 1 1 1 1 1
Kural 2: கற்றதனால் ஆய பயன் 2 2 2 2 2
Kural 3: மலர்மிசை ஏகினான் மாணடி 3 3 3 3 3
Kural 4: வேண்டுதல் வேண்டாமை இலான் 6 6 5 7 4
Kural 5: இருள்சேர் இருவினையும் சேரா 7 7 6 6 5
Kural 6: பொறிவாயில் ஐந்தவித்தான் 8 8 7 7 6
Kural 7: தனக்கு உவமை இல்லாதான் 4 4 6 4 7
Kural 8: அற ஆழி அந்தணன் 5 5 10 9 8
Kural 9: கோளில் பொறியில் குணமிலவே 10 10 8 5 9
Kural 10: பிறவிப் பெருங்கடல் நீந்துவர் 9 9 9 10 10

It is found that there are as many as 120 variations found in the ordering of the Kural couplets by Parimel with respect to the commentary by Manakkudavar.

Textual variations

Spelling, homophonic, and other minor textual variations between Manakkudavar and Parimelalhagar commentaries are found in several verses such as couplets 139, 256, 317, and 445.[29]

Parimel's version of the Kural text varies from that of Manakkudavar in about 220 instances, including 84 in Book I, 105 in Book II, and 32 in Book III of the Kural text. With regard to the commentary by Kaalingar, Parimelalhagar's version varies in about 215 places.[30] He has cited other earlier commentators in as many as 133 places within his commentary. He has justified the changes that he has made to the Kural text in about 48 instances.[31] In instances such as his explanations to kurals 41, 100, 114, 235, and 563, the meanings given by Parimel differ from that of other medieval commentators.[32]

Chapter order variations

Like the other commentators before his time, Parimelalhagar has swapped as many as six chapters in Book I of the Kural text, changing the Kural's original chapter ordering found in Manakkudavar's commentary. The chapters "Shunning meat-eating," "Not stealing," "Not lying," "Refraining from anger," "Ahimsa," and "Non-killing", all of which originally appear under subsection "Domestic virtues" in Manakkudavar's version, appear under "Ascetic virtues" in Parimel's version. Similarly, the chapters "Kindness of speech," "Self-control," "Not envying," "Not coveting another’s goods," "Not backbiting," and "Not uttering useless words", all of which appear under "Ascetic virtue" in Manakkudavar's version, appear under "Domestic virtue" in Parimel's version. Nevertheless, modern scholars have adopted Parimel's version for chapter ordering and couplet numbering.[33]

The following table lists the variations between ordering of chapters in Book I by Manakkudavar (the oldest of the Medieval commentators) and that by Parimelalhagar (the latest).[33][34]

Manakkudavar's ordering Parimelalhagar's ordering
(followed today)
Chapters under subdivision “Domestic virtue”
5. Household life
6. The virtues of a wife
7. Offspring
8. Loving-kindness
9. Hospitality
10. Not lying
11. Gratitude
12. Impartiality
13. Patience
14. Right conduct
15. Not coveting another's wife
16. Refraining from anger
17. Ahimsa/not doing harm
18. Not killing
19. Shunning meat-eating
20. Not stealing
21. Dread of evil deeds
22. Social duty
23. Generosity
24. Glory
Chapters under subdivision “Ascetic virtue”
25. Benevolence, mercy, and compassion
26. Kindness of speech
27. Self-control
28. Austerities
29. Hypocrisy
30. Not envying
31. Not coveting another's goods
32. Not backbiting
33. Not uttering useless words
34. Instability
35. Relinquishment
36. Realization of the truth
37. Rooting out desire
Chapters under subdivision “Domestic virtue”
5. Household life
6. The virtues of a wife
7. Offspring
8. Loving-kindness
9. Hospitality
10. Kindness of speech
11. Gratitude
12. Impartiality
13. Self-control
14. Right conduct
15. Not coveting another's wife
16. Patience
17. Not envying
18. Not coveting another's goods
19. Not backbiting
20. Not uttering useless words
21. Dread of evil deeds
22. Social duty
23. Generosity
24. Glory
Chapters under subdivision “Ascetic virtue”
25. Benevolence, mercy, and compassion
26. Shunning meat-eating
27. Austerities
28. Hypocrisy
29. Not stealing
30. Not lying
31. Refraining from anger
32. Ahimsa/not doing harm
33. Not killing
34. Instability
35. Relinquishment
36. Realization of the truth
37. Rooting out desire

Adoptions from previous commentators

Being the last of the Ten medieval commentators, Parimel had the unique opportunity to study in depth all the previous commentaries and imbibe the ideas in them.[35] This enabled him come up with a better commentary than all the earlier commentaries.[36] In the process, he both adopted many of the thoughts and eliminated some of them which he felt did not make sense.[35] He adopts Manakkudavar's style of reordering the couplets within the chapter in order to keep together the couplets that closely resembled in meaning, besides imparting new perspectives.[35] While Kaalingar gives an abstract of the forthcoming chapter after the final verse in every chapter, Parimel adopts this method and writes the abstract of the respective chapter at the beginning of each chapter.[35] While he appreciates other commentator's appropriateness in their commentaries, he does not hesitate to point out their shortcomings whenever they occur, with proper reasoning.[35] Throughout his commentary, Parimel is also generous in acknowledging the other viewpoints that differ from his own.[35] His explanations to couplets 223, 643, 817, 1069, and 1262 serve as evidences to his sincerity in appreciating others' commentaries.[36]

Literature cited

Parimelalhagar had an excellent command of both Tamil and Sanskrit. Verse 1543 of the Perunthogai extols Parimel's erudition in both the languages.[37] His in-depth knowledge of Tamil can be seen in his usage of more than 230 linguistic and literary examples that he has employed in his commentary to the Kural.[38] In as many as 286 instances, he even lucidly elaborates the meaning of highly literary Tamil words of his time.[31] His grammar notes and linguistic explanations found in his commentary on couplets 2, 6, 11, 15, 16, 17, 22, 29, 36, 39, 41, 43, 48, 49, 66, 141, 147, 148, 167, 171, 177, 178, 180, 261, 378, and 381 are but examples of his extraordinary command of the Tamil language.[9] He has also cited various works of the Tamil literature in his commentary.[21] These include various Sangam texts (including Purananuru, Kaliththokai, Agananuru, Natrinai, Kurunthogai, Pattinappaalai, Paripaadal, Nedunalvaadai, Pathitrupathu, and Porunaraatruppadai), epics (including Jeevaka Chinthamani, Silappadikaram, Manimekalai, Valayapathi, and the Mahabaratha), moral works of the Eighteen Lesser Texts (including Naladiyar, Nanmanikkatigai, Palamoli Nanuru, and Thirikatukam), religious scriptures (including Tiruvaaimolhi and Tirukkovaiyar), grammar texts (including Purapporul Venbamalai, Tolkappiyam, and Iraiyanar Akapporul), Mutthollaayiram, and the mathematical text of Yerambam.[39][40] Parimel cites Agananuru in his commentary for kural 210; Pathitrupatthu for kural 432; Nattrinai for kural 401; Nanmanikkadigai for kurals 121 and 556; Patthupaattu for kurals 811, 1033, and 1144; Jivakachinthamani for kurals 384, 514, and 771; Periyapuranam for kural 442; the Ramayana for kural 773; Tiruvaimoli for kurals 349 and 570; Mutthollayiram for kurals 576; and Tirukkovaiyar for kural 277.[41] He also cites several Ancient Indian parables in places such as kurals 547, 899, 900, and 935.[41] He cites the rules of the Tolkappiam in couplets 3, 402, 899, 960, and 1043.[37][42] He also applies the Tolkappiam rules in kurals 86, 183, and 457, while in kural 863 he applies the rules of the Nannool.[42] While he extols Sanskrit literature in several places, there are also instances where he criticizes them (e.g., Kural 961).[43] In many places, Parimel cites other couplets of the Kural literature itself to explain a given couplet; examples include his explanations for couplets 135, 161, 263, 305, 457, 720, 755, 955, 971, and 972.[19][44]

Parimel cites several works from the Sanskrit literature in his commentary.[42] Like Valluvar, Parimel displays a good comprehension of the pan-Indian philosophies and employs them well across his writings.[42] His understanding of the linguistic, literary, philosophical and religious ideas of the extra-Tamil domains can be seen in his elaborations to kurals 141, 501, 693, 890, and 1318.[42] The Sanskrit works that separately deal with the dharma, artha, and kama aspects of the Purushartha are appropriately mentioned across his commentary.[42] For example, the dharma-based Sanskrit works are cited in his commentary to couplet 240;[42] artha-based works in couplets 550, 663, 687, and 920;[45] and kama-based works both at the beginning and conclusion of Book III.[45]

Publication of the commentary

Of all the commentaries available of the Kural text, the Parimelalhagar commentary was the first to be published by modern printing technology and remains the widely published commentary to date.[46] It was first analyzed, annotated and published by Ramanuja Kavirayar and came to print in 1840.[46] This was followed by another commentary by Tirutthanigai Saravanaperumal Aiyar, which was based on Parimel's original commentary.[46] Murugesa Mudhaliyar published Parimel's commentary with explanations in 1885.[15] The annotated Parimel's commentary by Arumuka Navalar, whose work came out in several editions, remains one of the best Parimel's commentary ever published.[46] As of 2013, Perimelalhagar's commentary appeared in more than 200 editions by as many as 30 publishers.[47]

Views about Valluvar

Parimelalhagar held Valluvar in high regards for upholding virtue incessantly throughout the work of the Kural. In what is known in the scholarly circle as his most famous quote on Valluvar, Parimel praises Valluvar in his commentary to couplet 322 thus: "It is Valluvar’s innate nature to select the best virtues said in all the known works and present them in a manner that is common and acceptable to everyone."[8]

Reception

Parimelalhagar is considered the greatest commentator in the history of Tamil literature and has been praised by scholars down the ages.[36] Medieval scholars praise him as the one who had expanded on Valluvar's original thoughts, as revealed from verse 1544 of the Perunthogai.[48] Several medieval verses, including verses 1543 and 1545–1548 of the Perunthogai, verse 41 of the Thondaimandala Sadhagam, and a verse by Umapathi Shivachariyar, praise Parimel and his work.[49] Many scholars consider Parimelalhagar's commentary to be highly exquisite that only learned intellectuals can completely grasp the subtleties found in his commentary.[6][17][50] This led to several scholars writing more simplified commentaries to Parimel's commentary in order to bring the work to the general audience.[17][50] Some of these "commentaries to the commentary" include Nunporulmaalai by Thirumeni Rathina Kavirayar,[17] the works of Ramanuja Kavirayar,[17] and the explanatory notes by K. Vadivelu Chettiar in 1919[17] and Ki. Kuppusamy Mudaliar in 1924.[11] George L. Hart regards Parimel's treatise on yoga asanas as one of the purest literary works in Tamil.[51] Simon Casie Chetty, in his Tamil Plutarch, mentions Parimel as a Tamil poet who is renowned mainly because of his commentary on the Tirukkural. Although there are nine other medieval commentaries all of which are considered highly scholarly and of high literary value, Parimel's is regarded as the best of the ten.[52] Parimel remains the most researched, most praised, and most criticized of all the medieval Kural commentators.[53]

According to P. S. Sundaram, Parimel's commentary on the Kural is praised for his in-depth knowledge of both Sanskrit and Tamil, his acumen in detecting the errors of earlier commentators, and the fulness and brevity of his own commentary.[14] In his commentary, Parimel begins each chapter of the Kural by citing a reason for its placement in the sequence.[14] Scholars such as M. P. Srinivasan interprets Parimel's commentary to some of the Kural couplets as being picturesque in nature.[54]

Parimel is criticised by some Dravidianists of the contemporary era for interpreting certain verses of the Kural text in a more Brahmanical way.[55] According to Norman Cutler, Parimel interpreted the text in Brahmanical premises and terms in accordance with the cultural values of the commentator.[56] He further says that Parimel's elegantly written interpretations have made his commentary a Tamil classic and reflects both the cultural values and textual values of the 13th-to-14th-century Tamil Nadu and that Valluvar's text can be interpreted and maneuvered in other ways.[57] Critics consider Parimel's way of defining aram (virtue) at the earlier parts of his work as flawed[58] and denounce his explanations to couplets 37 and 501, accusing him of imbibing more ideas from the Sanskrit literature.[53]

All these criticisms notwithstanding, Parimel's work remains an esteemed one to this day. Scholars opine that the content and structural integrity of the Kural literature remained unsullied over the centuries chiefly because of Parimelalhagar's commentary to the text.[55] According to M. V. Aravindan, the novel perspectives found in Parimel's work are praiseworthy.[59] M. Arunachalam considers the variations in Parimel's explanations as insignificant to the overall esteem of his commentary.[59] According to K. Appadurai Pillai, no critiques of Parimel's work ever acted as a chisel that shaped the form of the rock (the "rock" here denoting Parimel's commentary for the Kural literature) but only remained as the waves that strike against the unshakeable bedrock.[53]

Other works

Apart from his work on the Kural, Parimelalhagar has also written commentary on the Sangam works of the Paripaadal[60] and Tirumurugattrupadai.[61]

See also

Citations

  1. Vedhanayagam, 2017, pp. 7–8.
  2. Velusami and Faraday, 2017, p. 54.
  3. Natarajan, 2008, pp. 1–6.
  4. Kamil Zvelebil, 1975, p. 126 with footnotes.
  5. Jagannathan, 1963.
  6. Gopalakrishnamachariyar, 2009, pp. 26–29.
  7. Aravindan, 2018, pp. 379–423.
  8. Chellammal, 2015, p. 119.
  9. Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, p. 433.
  10. Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, p. 432.
  11. Kolappan, The Hindu, 2 October 2017.
  12. Kolappan, The Hindu, 18 October 2015.
  13. Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, p. 316.
  14. Sundaram, 1990, p. 9.
  15. Chellammal, 2015, p. 122.
  16. Aravindan, 2018, p. 387.
  17. Chellammal, 2015, p. 123.
  18. Aravindan, 2018, p. 390.
  19. Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, p. 434.
  20. Chellammal, 2015, p. 121.
  21. Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, p. 435.
  22. Aravindan, 2018, pp. 384–385.
  23. Chellammal, 2015, pp. 138–139.
  24. Aravindan, 2018, pp. 392–394.
  25. Aravindan, 2018, p. 394.
  26. Aravindan, 2018, pp. 393–394.
  27. Aravindan, 2018, p. 393.
  28. Aravindan, 2018, pp. 385–386.
  29. Meiyappan, 2003, p. xi.
  30. Kumaravelan, 2008, pp. 9–10.
  31. Perunchithiranar, 1933, p. 19.
  32. Chellammal, 2015, pp. 123–125.
  33. Aravindan, 2018, pp. 346–347.
  34. Pillai, 1917, pp. iii–viii.
  35. Aravindan, 2018, p. 383.
  36. Aravindan, 2018, pp. 383–384.
  37. Chellammal, 2015, p. 120.
  38. Navalar, 1991, p. x.
  39. Rajendiran, 2018, pp. 18, 35.
  40. Rajendiran, 2018, pp. (vol. 3) 218–219.
  41. Aravindan, 2018, p. 389.
  42. Aravindan, 2018, p. 391.
  43. Chellammal, 2015, pp. 120–121.
  44. Aravindan, 2018, p. 388.
  45. Aravindan, 2018, p. 392.
  46. Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, p. 313.
  47. Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, p. 469.
  48. Aravindan, 2018, p. 385.
  49. Rajendiran, 2018, pp. 36–37.
  50. Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, pp. 313–314.
  51. Hart, n.d.
  52. Chetty, 1859, p. 65.
  53. Chellammal, 2015, p. 124.
  54. Srinivasan, Dinamani, 9 June 2019.
  55. Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, p. 116.
  56. Cutler, 1992, pp. 549–554.
  57. Norman Cutler 1992, pp. 558–561, 563.
  58. Chellammal, 2015, pp. 124–125.
  59. Chellammal, 2015, p. 125.
  60. Aravindan, 2018, pp. 423–428.
  61. Chellammal, 2015, p. 117.

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Further reading

  • M. Arunachalam (2005). Tamil Ilakkiya Varalaru, Padhinaindhaam Nootraandu [History of Tamil Literature, 15th century].
  • D. M. Vellaivaaranam (1983). Tirukkural Uraikotthu. Thiruppananthal Shri Kasimadam Publications.
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