Tolkappiyam
(Tolkāppiyam)
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Treatise on Tamil grammar, it is perhaps the oldest extant work in that language |
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Treatise on Tamil grammar, it is perhaps the oldest extant work in that language. Its author, Tolkappiyanar, was one of the twelve students of Agastya to whom is attributed the origin of the Tamil language itself. Tolkappiyam, which deals with the written as well as the spoken word, has lessons on aspects of human life. |
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