Purananuru, Puṟanāṉūṟu, Puranānūru: 3 definitions

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Purananuru 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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Purananuru (Tamil: புறநானூறு) is a Tamil poetic work in the Eṭṭuttokai (one of the eighteen melkanakku noolgal). Sangam Collection is classified into Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku and Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku and each classification has eighteen collections, as an anthology of Tamil literature, belonging to the Sangam period corresponding to between 1000 BCE – 300 CE. Purananuru is one of the eight books in the secular anthology of Sangam literature (1000 BCE - 300 CE), namely Ettuthokai.

Purananuru is a source of information on the political and social history of pre-historic Tamil Nadu. There is information on the various rulers who ruled the Tamil country before and during the Sangam era (1000 BCE – 300 CE).

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (history)

Puṟanānūṟu forms part of the Pattupāṭṭu (the ten idylls) which is classified as belonging to the Saṅgam (Caṅkam) corpus of classical Tamil literature.—The Puṟanānūṟu represents an anthology on the external world.

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puṟanāṉūṟu (புறநானூறு) [puṟa-nāṉūṟu] noun < idem. +. An ancient poetic anthology on the topics of puṟa-p-poruḷ, containing 400 verses, one of eṭṭu-t-tokai, q.v.; எட்டுத்தொகையுள் ஒன்றானதும் புறப்பொருளைப்பற்றிய நானூறுபாடல்களைக் கொண் டதுமான தொகைநூல். [ettuthogaiyul onranathum purapporulaipparriya nanurupadalkalaig kon dathumana thogainul.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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