Naṉṉūl Explained
Naṉṉūl (Tamil: நன்னூல்) is a work on Tamil grammar written by a Jain ascetic[1] Pavananthi Munivar around 13th century CE.[2] It is the most significant work on Tamil grammar after Tolkāppiyam.[2] The work credits Western Ganga vassal king Seeya Gangan of Kolar with patronising it.[3] [4]
About 20 commentaries have been written on Nannūl up to 19th century CE.[1] Nannūl was divided into five sections: written language, spoken language, semantics, poetic language and rhetorical devices. The latter three sections have been lost, so only the parts on written and spoken language are extant today.[2]
In Tamil, nal means good and nūl means book, so Nannūl means good book.[2]
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- Book: Paniker, K. Ayyappa . Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections . Sahitya Akademi . 1997 . 9788126003655 . 527 . 21 August 2020 .
- Web site: Sadasivan. M. P.. State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications. Nannūl. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820221313/http://mal.sarva.gov.in/index.php?title=%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D. live. 2014-08-20. 2014-08-20. 2011-01-13. Malayalam.
- Book: Govindasamy, Muthusamy. 1977. A Survey of the Sources for the History of Tamil Literature. Annamalai University. 189. ...he was a resident of Janajapuram (of Kancivaram) and [...] was patronised by Seeyangagan of Kolar (Mysore). Since Seeyangagan ruled in 1178–1216 the period of the work is evident.. 5334976.
- University of Madras. Bulletin of the Institute of Traditional Cultures. 1714048. 0541-7562. Nannūl. January–June 1978. 181. One of the Ganga kings, Seeya Gangan, a contemporary of Kulōttunga III got Bhavananti to compose present Tamil standard grammar Nannūl..
