The Classical Age of the Tamils |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
iii | 8 |
The Historical Importance of the Sangam poems | 14 |
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administration Agam aimperunkuļu Aiyangar ancient Tamil āram Arokiaswami assembly atleast battle Bhūta Brahmans Buddhist century A. D. Ceylon Chera chieftains Chola classical coast collection colophons commentary culture custom dance describes Dikshitar doubt Dravidian drum early Tamil elephant êra evidence example fact flowers give gold hair Ibid Ilango Indra Indus valley Kanakasabhai Karikāla Karur kinds kingdom Kongu Kural Kuruntogai land learning literary Madurai Maduraikkanji Manimēkhalai marutham mentioned mullai Muruga Nāgas Narrinai Neḍuñjeliyan numerous P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar painting Pandyan Pānini particularly Patirruppattu Paṭṭinappālai period Periplus picture Pillai played poets Porunar Puhar Puram reference region religious rice Roman royal rulers Saivism Sangam age Sangam literature Sangam poems Sastri Sathanar scholars Senguttuvan short odes Silappadik Silappadikāram sings Siva song sources south India speaks sugarcane sung Tamil country Tamil king Tamil literature tion Tolkappiar Tolkāppiyam trade tribes U. V. Swaminatha Iyer Vaishnavism victory women worship