Great Anthologies of Tamil Literature
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Date Author Work
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ETTUTHOHAI / MELKANAKKU (1st Cent. BC - 6th Cent. AD)
1. n^aRRinai
2. kurun^thogai
kapilar 3. aingurun^ooru
4. padiiRRuppathu
5. paripAdal
n^allANduvanAr 6. kallithogai
7. akan^Anooru
8. puran^Anooru
2nd C AD n^akkIrar
4-6th C iIrayanAr akapporul
4th C irayanAr kurun^thogai-2
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PATTUPPATTU / MELKANANNU ( ... - 8th C. AD)
8th C n^akkIrar 1. thirumuRugARRuppadai
muththAmak kaNNiyAR 2. poruNARRupadai
4-6th C nattaththanAr 3. sirupANAttRuppadai
kadiyalUr uruthiran kaNNanAr 4. perumbANAttruppadai
nappUdanAr 5. mullaippAttu
2-4th C mAngudi marudanAr 6. maduraikkAnychi
2-4th C 7. nedun^alvAdai
kapilar 8. kuRiNYippathu
3th C kapilar 9. pattinappAlai
2-4th C perungundrap perungacikkanAr 10. malaipadukadAm
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KIIZHKKANAKKU -18
7th C compiled by PadumanAr 1. nAladiyAr
6th C vizhambi nAkanAr 2. nAnmaNikkadigai
5th C kapila thEvar 3. innA n^ARpadhu
5th C poodhaNY chEtanAr 4. iniya n^ARpadhu
6th C kaNNan koothanAr 5. kAr n^ARpadhu
5th C poygaiyAr 6. kalavali n^ARpadhu
6th C mAran poraiyanAr 7. ainNdhiNai aimbadhu
6th C mOvathiyAr 8. ainNdhiNai ezhubadhu
6th C kaNNampUthanAr 9. thiNaimozhi aimbadhu
6th C kaNimEethaviyAr 10. thiNaimAlai n^URRaimbadhu
6th C pullang kAdanAr 11. kain^n^ilai (or innilai)
2nd C thiruvaLLuvar 12. thirukuRaL
4th C nallAdhanAr 13. thirukadugam
7th C peruvAyin muLLaiyAr 14. Acharak kOvai
6th C munrurai araiyanAr 15. pazhamozhi n^an^ooru
6th C kAriyAcAn 16. cirupaNYcha moolam
4th C kUdhalUr kizhAr 17. mudumozhik kANYci
6th C kaNimEdaiyAr 18. eelAdhi
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EPICS/KAAPPIYAM (EARLY FIVE)
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
KAAPPIYAM (SECOND FIVE)
10th C thOlamozhi dEvar 6. choolAmaNi
10th C 7. n^iilakesi
vel 8. yesOdhara kAvyam
9. udayaNa kumAra kAviyam
10. n^agakumAra kAviyam
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THIRUMARAI (TWELVE, 6-12th C A.D, 27 authors, 76 works, 18326 hymns)
thirumarai author work 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
mAnikka vAcagar 2. thirukkOvaiyAr 400
9 thirumALikaith thEvar thiruvicappA (4) 45
cEn^thanAr thiruvicappA (3) 34
karuvUrth thEvar thiruvicappA (10) 105
pUn^thuruththi n^ambikAda n^ambi thiruvicappA (2) 12
kaNdarAthithar thiruvicappA (1) 10
vENaddidadigaL thiruvicappA (1) 10
thiruvAliyamuthanAr thiruvicappA (4) 42
purudOththama n^ambi thiruvicappA (2) 22
cEthirAyar thiruvicappA (1) 10
cEn^thanAr thiruppallANdu (1) 13
10 thirumUla n^AyanAr thirumanthiram 3047
11 thiruaalavAi udayAr (iican) thirumurugap pAcuram 11
kAraikkAl ammaiyAr thiruvalangAttu mUththiruppadiham-1 11
kAraikkAl ammaiyAr thiurvalangAttu mUththiruppadiham-2 11
kAraikkAl ammaiyAr thiruvirattai maNimAlai 20
aiyadikaL kAdavar kOn kEshththirath thiruveNba 24
cEramAn perumAL n^AyanAr pon vaNNath than^thathi 100
cEramAn perumAL n^AyanAr thiruvarUr mummaNikkOvai 30
cEramAn perumAL n^AyanAr thirukkayilAya ngAna ulA 1
nakkIrar kayilai pAthi kALaththi an^dAthi 100
nakkIrar thiruiingkOi malai ezupathu 70
nakkIrar thiruvalangcuzhi mummaNikkOvai 15
nakkIrar thiruezhukkURRirukkai 1
nakkIrar perun^ththEva pANi 1
nakkIrar kOpap piracAtham 1
nakkIrar kAr ettu 8
nakkIrar pORRith thirukkali veNba 1
nakkIrar thirumurukARRuppadai 1
nakkIrar thirukkaNNappa thEvar thirumaRam 1
kallAda thEvar thirukkaNNappa thEvar thirumaRam 1
kapila thEvar mUtha n^AyanAr irattai maNimAlai 20
kapila thEvar civaperumAn thiruirattai maNimAlai 37
kapila thEvar civaperumAn thiruvan^ththathi 100
paraNa thEvar civaperumAn thiruvan^ththathi 100
iLamperumAn adikaL civaperumAn thirumummaNikkOvai 30
athirA adigaL mUtha piLLaiyAr thirummunaNikkOvai 23
pattinaththup piLLaiyAr kOyil n^An maNimAlai 40
pattinaththup piLLaiyAr thirukkazhumala mummaNikkOvai 30
pattinaththup piLLaiyAr thiruvidaimaruthUr mummaNikkOvai 30
pattinaththup piLLaiyAr thiruvEkamba mudaiyAr thiruan^thAthi 100
pattinaththup piLLaiyAr thiruvotRiyUr orupA orupathu 10
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi thirun^AraiyUr vinAyakar irattai mAlai 20
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi kOyil thiruppaNNiyar viruththam 70
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi thiruththoNdar thiruvan^thathi 89
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi aaLudaiya piLLaiyAr thiruvan^thathi 100
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi thirucaNpai viruththam 11
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi aaLudaiya piLLaiyAr mummaNikkOvai 30
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi aaLudaiya piLLaiyAr thiruvulA mAlai 1
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi aaLudaiya piLLaiyAr thirukkalambakam 49
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi aaLudaiya piLLaiyAr thiruththokai 1
n^ambi ANdAr n^ambi thirun^Avukkaracu thEvar thiruEkAthamAlai 11
12 cEkkizhAr thiruththoNdar purAnam 4286
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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)
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SAIVA SIDDHANTHA SASTRAS (14)
12th C thirukkadavUr uyyavanda devar 1. thiru undiyar
12th C thirukkadavUr uyyavanda devar 2. thirukkalirup pAdiyar
13th C meikkandar 3. sivAnanda bodham
13th C aruLnandhi sivachariar 4. sivanyanda siddhiyar(328 v)
aruLnandhi 5. irupaa irupahdu (20 verses)
manavachagam kadandar 6. unmai vilakkam
umApathi civAchariar 7. sivaprakasam
14th C thattvarayar 8. unmai nerivilakkam
umApathi civAchariar 9. tiru arutpayan
umApathi civAchariar 10. vina venba
umApathi civAchariar 11. parripahrodai
umApathi civAchariar 12. kodikavi
umApathi civAchariar 13. nenjuvidu dutu
umApathi civAchariar 14. sangarpa niraharanam
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GRAMMER WORKS AND THEIR COMMENTARIES
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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