Pathinenkilkanakku
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Pathinenkilkanakku (Tamil: பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு) 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:
- Nalatiyar
- Nanmanikkatigai
- Inna Narpathu
- Iniyavai Narpathu
- Kar Narpathu
- Kalavazhi Narpathu
- Ainthinai Aimpathu
- Thinaimozhi Aimpathu
- Ainthinai Ezhupathu
- Thinaimalai Nurru Aimpathu
- Tirukkural
- Thirikatukam
- Acharakkovai
- Pazhamozhi Nanuru
- Siruppanchamulam
- Muthumozhikkanchi
- Elathi
- Kainnilai
[edit] References
- Varadarajan, M, First International Conference Seminar of Tamil Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 1966.
