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The poem is divided into 10 sections (pattu) of about 100 verses each.Each hundred is divided into 10 decads (tiruvaymoli) 28 of 10 verses (pasuram) each.A special feature of the poem is that it is in the style of an antati, that is, the last words of one verse forms the opening words of the next one.
The first English translation by a native scholar (i.e., scholar who is a native speaker of Tamil) was made in 1915 by T. Tirunavukkarasu, who translated 366 couplets into English. The first complete English translation by a native scholar was made the following year by V. V. S. Aiyar, who translated the
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Tamil Lexicon (Tamil: தமிழ்ப் பேரகராதி Tamiḻ Pērakarāti) is a twelve-volume dictionary of the Tamil language. Published by the University of Madras , it is said to be the most comprehensive dictionary of the Tamil language to date.
Aṟam, the Tamil term that loosely corresponds to the English term 'virtue', correlates with the first of the four ancient Indian values of dharma, artha, kama and moksha. The Book of Aṟam exclusively deals with virtues independent of the surroundings, including the vital principles of non-violence , moral vegetarianism , [a] veracity , and ...
The translation of scripture in several Indian languages in association with William Carey began to emerge. Even in the Tamil area Dr. Buchanan reported in his memorable journey in 1806 that there was a 'great cry for Bibles'. People followed him crying, We don't want bread or money from you, but we want the Word of God.
T. K. Doraiswamy (21 August 1921 – 17 May 2007), also known by his pen name Nakulan, was an Indian poet, professor of English, novelist, translator and short fiction writer, who wrote both in Tamil and English, and is known for his surrealism and experimentation as well as free verse.
S Ramakrishnan, commonly known as Cre-A Ramakrishnan [a] (18 June 1945 – 17 November 2020), was an Indian publisher and editor who founded Cre-A Publishing. [b] He is known for making major contributions to Tamil contemporary literature and vocabulary though Cre-A, including the introduction of several editing and translation practices, and for producing one of the most used modern ...