Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku (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 of the Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku, 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:
- Nālaṭiyār
- Nāṉmaṇikkaṭikai
- Iṉṉā Nāṟpatu
- Iṉiyavai Nāṟpatu
- Kār Nāṟpatu
- Kaḷavaḻi Nāṟpatu
- Aintiṇai Aimpatu
- Tiṉaimoḻi Aimpatu
- Aintinai Eḻupatu
- Tiṉaimalai Nūṟṟu Aimpatu
- Tirukkuṛaḷ
- Tirikaṭukam
- Ācārakkōvai
- Paḻamoḻi Nāṉūṟu
- Ciṟupañcamūlam
- Mutumoḻikkānci
- Elāti
- Kainnilai
English Translations
Patinenkilkkanakku – Works on Akam theme (Includes Six Books) translated by Dr. A. Dakshinamurthy. Publisher: Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 2010.
References
- Varadarajan, M, First International Conference Seminar of Tamil Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 1966.
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