Malaipatukatam, Malaipaṭukaṭām: 2 definitions
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Malaipatukatam means something in the history of ancient India, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (history)Malaipaṭukaṭām forms part of the Pattupāṭṭu (the ten idylls) which is classified as belonging to the Saṅgam (Caṅkam) corpus of classical Tamil literature.—The Malaipaṭukaṭām represents a poem on the theme of a dancer also called Kuttarāṟṟuppaṭai by Peruṅkunṟūr Peruṅ kaucikanār.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMalaipaṭukaṭām (மலைபடுகடாம்) [malai-paṭu-kaṭām] noun < idem. + படு- [padu-] +. A poem, otherwise known as Kūttar-āṟṟu-p-paṭai, one of Pattu-p-pāṭṭu, by Peruṅ-kuṉṟūr-p-peruṅ-kaucikaṉār, with the chief Naṉṉaṉ as hero; நன்னன்சேய்நன்னனைப்பற்றிப் பெருங்குன்றூர்ப்பெருங்கௌசிகனார் பாடியதும் கூத்த ராற்றுப்படை என்ற மறுபெயருடையதும் பத்துப் பாட்டில் ஒன்றுமான ஆற்றுப்படை நூல். [nannanseynannanaipparrip perungunrurpperungausiganar padiyathum kutha rarruppadai enra marupeyarudaiyathum pathup pattil onrumana arruppadai nul.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Katam, Malai, Patu.
Full-text: Perunkaucikanar, Naviram, Pattupattu.
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