Listing of Great Anthologies of Tamil Literature

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Listing of Great Anthologies of Tamil Literature

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Transliteration scheme used (madurai/adami):
vowels: a, A/aa, i, I/ee, u, U/oo, e, E, ai, o, O/oo, au/ow, q/ah
consonants: k, ng, c/s, NY/ny, t/d, N, th/dh, nN/n^, p/b, m, y, r, l, v, z/zh, L, R, n
grantha: h, j, S, sh, sri
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"The following works of art and literature are among the most remarkable contributions of the Tamil creative genius to the world's cultural treasure and should be familiar to the whole world and admired and beloved by all in the same way as the poems of Homer, the dramas of Shakespeare, the pictures of Rembrandt, the cathedrals of France and the sculptures of Greece ...... The ancient Tamil lyrical poetry compiled in ‘The Eight Anthologies’; this poetry is so unique and vigorous, full of such vivid realism and written so masterfully that it can be compared probably only with some of the pieces of ancient Greek lyrical poetry....."
(Tamil Contribution to World Civilisation -
Prof. Kamil Zvelebil in Tamil Culture - Vol. V, No. 4. October, 1956)

ETTUTHOHAI / MELKANAKKU (1st Cent. BC - 6th Cent. AD)

Date/Period	Author	Work
...	...	1. n^aRRinai
...	...	2. kuRun^thogai
...	kapilar	3. ainguRun^URu
...	...	4. pathiRRuppathu
...	...	5. paripAdal
...	n^allANduvanAr	6. kaliththogai
...	...	7. akan^AnUru
...	...	8. puRan^AnUru
2nd C AD	n^akkIrar
4-6th C	iIrayanAr	akapporul
4th C	irayanAr	kurun^thogai-2

PATTUPPATTU / MELKANANNU ( ... - 8th C. AD)

Date/Period	Author	Work
8th C	n^aRkIrar	1. thirumuRugARRuppadai
...	mudathAmakkaNNiyAR	2. poruNARRupadai
4-6th C	naRRaththanAr	3. cirupANAttRuppadai
...	kadiyalUr uruthiran kaNNanAr	4. perumbANAttruppadai
...	nappUthanAr	5. mullaippAttu
2-4th C	mAngudi maruthanAr	6. mathuraikkAnychi
2-4th C	n^aRkIrar	7. nedun^alvAdai
...	kapilar	8. kuRiNYippathu
3th C	kapilar(uruthiran kaNNanAr ?)	9. pattinappAlai
2-4th C	perungundrap perungacikkanAr	10. malaipadukadAm

KIIZHKKANAKKU -18

Date/Period Author Work
7th C several/compiled by PadumanAr 1. nAladiyAr
6th C viLambi n^AkanAr 2. nAnmaNikkadigai
5th C kapila thEvar 3. innA n^ARpathu
5th C poodhaNY cEn^thanAr 4. iniya n^ARpathu
6th C kaNNan koothanAr 5. kAr n^ARpadhu
5th C poygaiyAr 6. kaLavazhi n^ARpathu
6th C mARran poRaiyanAr 7. ainNdhiNai aimbathu
6th C mUvAthiyAr 8. ainNdhiNai ezhubathu
6th C kaNNan pUthanAr 9. thiNaimozhi aimbathu
6th C kaNimEthAviyAr 10. thiNaimAlai n^URRaimbathu
6th C pullang kAdanAr 11. kain^n^ilai (or innilai)
2nd C thiruvaLLuvar 12. thirukuRaL
4th C nallAthanAr 13. thirukadugam
7th C peruvAyin muLLaiyAr 14. Acharak kOvai
6th C mUnRurai araiyanAr 15. pazhamozhi n^an^ooru
6th C kAriyAcAn (mAmUlanAr ??) 16. cirupaNYcha moolam
4th C kUdhalUr kizhAr 17. muthumozhik kANYci
6th C kaNimEthAviyAr 18. eelAthi

EPICS/KAAPPIYAM

Date/Period Author Work
6th C ilangO adigaL 1. cilappadhihAram
550-650 seeththalai sAthanAr 2. maNimEkalai
9th C thiruththakka thEvar 3. jeevaga chinthAmaNi
9th C ... 4. valaiyApadhi
10th C ... 5. kuNdalakeci
10th C thOlA mozhithEvar 6. choolAmaNi
10th C ... 7. n^iilakesi
... vel 8. yesOdhara kAvyam
... ... 9. udayaNa kumAra kAviyam
... ... 10. n^agakumAra kAviyam

TWELVE THIRUMARAIS
6-12th C A.D, 27 authors, 76 works, 18326 hymns)

#thirumarai Author #verses
1 thiruNYAna camban^thar thEvAram 1469
2 thiruNYAna camban^thar thEvAram 1331
3 thiruNYAna camban^thar thEvAram 1346
4 thirun^Avukkaracar thEvAram 1060
5 thirun^Avukkaracar thEvAram 1015
6 thurun^Avukkaracar thEvAram 980
7 cuntharamUrthi n^AyanAr thEvAram 1026
8 mAnikka vAcagar 1. thiruvAcagam 656
8 mAnikka vAcagar 2. thiruciRRambalak kOvaiyAr 400
9 thirumALikaith thEvar
cEn^thanAr
karuvUrth thEvar
pUn^thuruththi n^ambikAda n^ambi
kaNdarAthithar
vENaddidadigaL
thiruvAliyamuthanAr
purudOththama n^ambi
cEthirAyar
cEn^thanAr thiruvicappA (3)
thiruvicappA (10)
thiruvicappA (2)
thiruvicappA (1)
thiruvicappA (1)
thiruvicappA (1)
thiruvicappA (4)
thiruvicappA (2)
thiruvicappA (1)
thiruppallANdu (1) 45
34
105
12
10
10
42
22
10
13

10 thirumUla n^AyanAr thirumanthiram 3047
11 thiruaalavAi udayAr (iican) thirumurugap pAcuram 11
11 kAraikkAl ammaiyAr thiruvalangAttu mUththiruppadiham-1 11
11 kAraikkAl ammaiyAr thiurvalangAttu mUththiruppadiham-2 11
11 kAraikkAl ammaiyAr thiruvirattai maNimAlai 20
11 aiyadikaL kAdavar kOn kEshththirath thiruveNba 24
11 cEramAn perumAL n^AyanAr pon vaNNath than^thathi 100
11 cEramAn perumAL n^AyanAr thiruvarUr mummaNikkOvai 30
11 cEramAn perumAL n^AyanAr thirukkayilAya ngAna ulA 1
11 nakkIrar kayilai pAthi kALaththi an^dAthi 100
11 nakkIrar thiruiingkOi malai ezupathu 70
11 nakkIrar thiruvalangcuzhi mummaNikkOvai 15
11 nakkIrar thiruezhukkURRirukkai 1
11 nakkIrar perun^ththEva pANi 1
11 nakkIrar kOpap piracAtham 1
11 nakkIrar kAr ettu 8
11 nakkIrar pORRith thirukkali veNba 1
11 nakkIrar thirumurukARRuppadai 1
11 nakkIrar thirukkaNNappa thEvar thirumaRam 1
11 kallAda thEvar thirukkaNNappa thEvar thirumaRam 1
11 kapila thEvar mUtha n^AyanAr irattai maNimAlai 20
11 kapila thEvar civaperumAn thiruirattai maNimAlai 37
11 kapila thEvar civaperumAn thiruvan^ththathi 100
11 paraNa thEvar civaperumAn thiruvan^ththathi 100
11 iLamperumAn adikaL civaperumAn thirumummaNikkOvai 30
11 athirA adigaL mUtha piLLaiyAr thirummunaNikkOvai 23
11 pattinaththup piLLaiyAr kOyil n^An maNimAlai 40
11 pattinaththup piLLaiyAr thirukkazhumala mummaNikkOvai 30
11 pattinaththup piLLaiyAr thiruvidaimaruthUr mummaNikkOvai 30
11 pattinaththup piLLaiyAr thiruvEkamba mudaiyAr thiruan^thAthi 100
11 pattinaththup piLLaiyAr thiruvotRiyUr orupA orupathu 10
11 n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi thirun^AraiyUr vinAyakar irattai mAlai 20
11 n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi kOyil thiruppaNNiyar viruththam 70
11 n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi thiruththoNdar thiruvan^thathi 89
11 n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi aaLudaiya piLLaiyAr thiruvan^thathi 100
11 n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi thirucaNpai viruththam 11
11 n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi aaLudaiya piLLaiyAr mummaNikkOvai 30
11 n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi aaLudaiya piLLaiyAr thiruvulA mAlai 1
11 n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi aaLudaiya piLLaiyAr thirukkalambakam 49
11 n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi aaLudaiya piLLaiyAr thiruththokai 1
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi thirun^Avukkaracu thEvar thiruEkAthamAlai 11
12 cEkkizhAr thiruththoNdar purAnam
(periya purANam) 4286

DIVYA PRABHANDAM (4000 hymns)

Period Author Work # verses
8th C periyAzvAr periyAzvar thirumozhi 1 - 473
8th C ANdAL thiruppAvai 474 - 503
8th C ANdAL nAchiyAr thirumozhi 504 - 646
9th C kulacEkara AzhvAr perumAL thirumozhi 647 - 751
9th C thirumazhicai AzhvAr thirucchanda viruttam 752 - 871
9th C thoNdaradipodi AzhvAr thirumAlai 872 - 916
9th C thoNdaradipodi AzhvAr thiruppaLLiyezucchi 917 - 926
9th C thiruppanNAzhvAr amalan^n^athipirAn 927 - 936
... mathura kavi kaNNi nuN cirutthAmbu 937 - 947
800-870 thirumangkai AzhvAr periya thirumozhi 948 - 2031
800-870 thirumangkai AzhvAr thirukkurn^thANdagam 2032 - 2051
800-870 thirumangkai AzhvAr thirunNedunthANdagam 2052 - 2081
... poykai AzhvAr muthaRRiruvan^thAthi 2082 - 2181
... pUtham AzhvAr iraNdaanthiruan^thAthi 2182 - 2281
... pEzAzhvAr mUnRaanthiruan^thAthi 2282 - 2381
9th C thirumazhicai AzhvAr nAnmugan thiruvan^thAthi 2382 - 2477
9th C nammAzvAr thiruvirutham 2478 - 2577
9th C nammAzvAr thiruvaciriyam 2578 - 2584
9th C n^ammAlvAr periyathiruvan^thAdi 2585 - 2671
800-870 thirumangkai AzhvAr thiruvezukooRRirukkai 2672
800-870 thirumangkai AzhvAr ciRiya thirumadal 2673 - 2712
800-870 thirumangkai Azhvar periya thirumadal 2713 - 2790
9th C n^ammAlvAr thiruvAy mozhi 2791 - 3892
... thiruvarangkathamuttanAr irAmanuja n^ooRRan^thathi 3893 - 4000
... maNavAla mAmunikaL upathEcaraththinamAlai (47)
... maNavAla mAmunikaL thiruvAimozhinuRRan^thathi (100)

CAIVA CITHTHANTHA SASTRAS (14)

Period	Author	Work
12th C	thirukkadavUr uyyavanda devar	1. thiru undiyar
12th C	thirukkadavUr uyyavanda devar	2. thirukkaLirup pAdiyar
13th C	meikkandar	3. civAnanda bodham
13th C	aruLnandhi civachariar	4. civananda siddhiyar(328 v)
...	aruLnandhi civachariar	5. irupaa irupathu (20 verses)
...	manavachagam kadan^thar	6. uNmai viLakkam
...	umApathi civAchariar	7. sivaprakasam
14th C	thattvarayar	8. unmai nerivilakkam
...	umApathi civAchariar	9. thiru arutpayan
...	umApathi civAchariar	10. vinA veNbA
...	umApathi civAchariar	11. pORRipahRodai
...	umApathi civAchariar	12. kodikavi
...	umApathi civAchariar	13. neNYuvidu thUthu
...	umApathi civAchariar	14. sankarpa nirAkaraNam

GRAMMER WORKS AND THEIR COMMENTARIES

Period	Author	Work
300 B.C.	agatthiyar	agatthiyam (gr)
...	tolkAppiyar	tholkAppiyam (gr)
8th C	iraiyanAr	kaLaviyal (gr)
11th C	ilampUranAr	tholkAppiyam - commentary
12th C	daNdi	daNdi alangaram (gr)
12th C	gunaviira paNdithar	nemin^atham
12th	budda miththirar	virasoliyam
13/14th C	pavan^an^di munivar	n^annUl (gr)
13th C	parimElazhagar	paripAdal-commentary
...	parimElazhagar	thirukuRaL - commentary
14th C	n^accinArkiniyAr	tholkappium, - commentary
...	n^accinArkiniyAr	kalitthohai - commentary
14th C	pEraciriyar	tholkAappium - commentary
14th C	chennavaraiyAr	tholkAppium - commentary
14th C	adiyarkunallAr	cilappadhihAram - commentary
...	n^akkIrar	kalaviyal urai
...	n^ayilain^ather	n^annool - commentary
17th C	cangaran^ama civayar	n^annool - commentary
18th C	vaidhyan^Atha n^Avalar	ilakkaNa viLakkam
...	civaNYAna munivar	ilakkaNa viLakkam - commentary
...	cubramaNya diikshidar	prayoga vivekam
...	civaNYAna munivar	tholkAppiya mudal sutra viruththi
...	kumaraguruparar	pattiyal

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