Pathinenkilkanakku
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Pathinenkilkanakku is a collection of eighteen poetic works created during the 'post Sangam period' (between 100 - 500 CE). The poems of this collection differ from the earlier works under the Pathinenmaelkanakku collection , which are the oldest surviving Tamil
Poetry
. The poems are written in the Venpa
meter and are relatively short in length. Most of the books deal with morals and ethics
Pathinenkilkanakku contains the following books:
Tamil language
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Poetry
Tamil literature
Tamil literature refers to the literature in the Tamil language. Tamil literature has a rich and long literary tradition spanning more than two thousand years. The oldest extant works show signs of maturity indicating an even longer period of evolution...
. The poems are written in the Venpa
Venpa
Venpa is a form of classical Tamil poetry. Classical Tamil poetry has been classified based upon the rules of metric prosody. Such rules form a context-free grammar. Every Venpa consists of between two to twelve lines....
meter and are relatively short in length. Most of the books deal with morals and ethics
Pathinenkilkanakku contains the following books:
- NalatiyarNalatiyarNaaladiyar is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Naaladiyar contains 400 poems, each containing four lines...
- NanmanikkatigaiNanmanikkatigaiNanmanikkatigai is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Nanmanikkatigai contains one hundred songs written by the poet Vilambi Naganaar...
- Inna NarpathuInna NarpathuInna Narpathu is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE...
- Iniyavai NarpathuIniyavai NarpathuIniyavai Narpathu is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Iniyavai Narpathu is a collection of 40 poems written by the poet Putham Sernthanar...
- Kar NarpathuKar NarpathuKar Narpathu is a Tamil poetic work belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Kar Narpathu contains forty poems written by the poet Kannankoothanaar who lived in Madurai.The poems of Kar...
- Kalavazhi NarpathuKalavazhi NarpathuKalavazhi Narpathu is a Tamil poetic work belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Kalavazhi Narpathu contains forty poems written by the poet Poigayaar.The poems of Kalavazhi Narpathu deal...
- Ainthinai AimpathuAinthinai AimpathuAinthinai Aimpathu is a Tamil poetic work belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Ainthinai Aimpathu contains fifty poems written by the poet Kannankoothanaar who lived in Madurai.The poems of...
- Thinaimozhi AimpathuThinaimozhi AimpathuThinaimozhi Aimpathu is a Tamil poetic work belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Thinaimozhi Aimpathu' contains fifty poems written by the poet Kannan Chenthanaar.The poems of Thinaimozhi...
- Ainthinai EzhupathuAinthinai EzhupathuAinthinai Ezhupathu, is a Tamil poetic work belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature, belonging to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Ainthinai Ezhupathu contains seventy poems written by the poet Muvathiyaar.The poems of Ainthinai Ezhupathu...
- Thinaimalai Nurru AimpathuThinaimalai Nurru AimpathuThinaimalai Nurru Aimpathu, is a Tamil poetic work belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature, belonging to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Thinaimalai Nurru Aimpathu contains 154 poems written by the poet Kanimeythaviyaar.The poems of...
- TirukkuralTirukkuṛaḷTirukkuṛaḷ , sometimes spelt 'Thirukkural, is a classic of couplets or Kurals or aphorisms celebrated by Tamils. It was authored by Thiruvalluvar, a poet who is said to have lived anytime between the 2nd and 6th centuries AD. Although the exact period of its composition is still disputed,...
- ThirikatukamThirikatukamThirikatukam is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Thirikatukam contains 100 poems written by the poet Nallathanaar...
- AcharakkovaiAcharakkovaiAcharakkovai is a poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Acharakkovai contains 100 poems written by the poet Peruvaayin Mulliyaar...
- Pazhamozhi NanuruPazhamozhi NanuruPazhamozhi Nanuru is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Pazhamozhi Nanuru contains 400 poems written by the poet Munrurai Araiyanaar, a Jain...
- SiruppanchamulamSiruppanchamulamSiruppanchamulam is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Siruppanchamulam contains 100 poems written by the poet Kariyaasaan. He was probably a Jain...
- MuthumozhikkanchiMuthumozhikkanchiMuthumozhikkanchi is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE...
- ElathiElathiElathi is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Elathi contains 80 poems written by the poet Kani Methaviyar...
- KainnilaiKainnilaiKainnilai, and Innilai are Tamil poetic works belonging to the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. These two books together form the eighteenth book in the anthology, belonging to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE...