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Manakkudavar (c. 10th
century CE) was a
Tamil scholar and
commentator known for his
commentary on the Tirukkural. His is the
earliest of the available...
- commentaries. In 1917,
Manakkudavar's commentary for the
first book of the
Kural text was
published by V. O.
Chidambaram Pillai.
Manakkudavar commentary for the...
- been
preserved and made
available to the
Modern era, the
others being Manakkudavar, Kaalingar, Paridhi, and Parimelalhagar. Pari
Perumal hailed from Thenselhuvai...
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centuries CE.
Among these medieval commentaries, the
commentaries of
Manakkudavar, Kaalingar, and
Parimelalhagar are
considered pioneer by
modern scholars...
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According to K. Mohanraj, as of 2013,
beginning with
Manakkudavar from the
Medieval era,
there were at
least 497
Tamil commentaries on...
- been
preserved and made
available to the
Modern era, the
others being Manakkudavar, Pari Perumal, Kaalingar, and Paridhi. Of all the
ancient commentaries...
- been
preserved and made
available to the
Modern era, the
others being Manakkudavar, Pari Perumal, Kaalingar, and Parimelalhagar.
Paridhi is also referred...
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Medieval Dharumar Manakkudavar Dhamatthar Nacchar Paridhi Thirumalaiyar Mallar Pari
Perumal Kaalingar Parimelalhagar Modern Vedagiri Mudaliar Saravanaperumal...
- Parimelalhagar's two-part
division includes Kalavu and Karpu. However,
Manakkudavar goes to the
extent of
dividing the book into five: Kurinji, Mullai, Marudham...
- "domestic virtue" in
Manakkudavar's ordering. However,
being the
earliest of all the
available commentaries on the Tirukkural,
Manakkudavar's commentary is believed...
