Topic started by Prakash (@ adsl-18-242-54.gnv.bellsouth.net) on Wed Sep 18 01:30:18 .
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Does anyone know where the original tolkappiyam is kept? Does one know how
it was found? I have googling this for long bu tunable to dig any info on
this.

Prakash

Responses:

• From: fridge (@ netcache6.is.co.za) on: Wed Sep 18 02:08:55
  
  I Think I have seen this 'Tolkapiyam " on F.H before, could be on Tamil culture section. I think it had the same heading has well.
  BTW What does "tolkapiyam" mean
  
  
• From: R (@ h66-59-174-253.gtconnect.net) on: Wed Sep 18 15:33:55
  
  Dear Fridge,
  
  Tolkapiyam is the oldest surviving grammar book on Tamil langauge probably 2,000 years ago.
  
  Praksah wants to know who discovered its original manuscript and where is it kept now (like a Museum)
  
  It probably is written on Palm leaf paper :-)))
  
  Tol - means ancient
  Kapiyam - Treatise ?
  
  So it must have had a different name and eventually people started calling it the old or ancient treatise and forget even the name of the writer. He/She is simply called Tolkapiyar meaning the respected man (ar) who wrote Tolkapiyam.
  
  But the author references many treatises before his time but we don’t have them anymore :-))))
  
  
• From: :) Punnahai (@ d150-35-51.home.cgocable.net) on: Wed Sep 18 16:11:12
  
  >>Tol - means ancient
  Kapiyam - Treatise ? So it must have had a different name and eventually people started calling it the old or ancient treatise and forget even the name of the writer. He/She is simply called Tolkapiyar meaning the respected man (ar) who wrote Tolkapiyam.
  <<
  
  R:
  
  Eerie, I was thinking of this very thing this morning!!!
  
  
  >>He/She is simply called Tolkapiyar meaning the respected man (ar) who wrote Tolkapiyam.<<
  
  I think the author changed his name to Tolkappiyan himself according to the panamparanar's sirappu payiram.
  
  BTW, do we have any other references to panamparanar?
  
  
• From: Prakash (@ adsl-18-244-82.gnv.bellsouth.net) on: Thu Sep 19 11:51:47
  
  I am happy that people are discussing on this.. Go on. Hope I will get the answer..
  
  Prakash
  
  
• From: Thennarasu (@ ) on: Tue Sep 28 10:11:34
  
  Tolkapiyam in English version
  
  
• From: S.Thennarasu from Hyderabad (@ 202.141.142.23) on: Tue Sep 28 10:13:54 EDT 2004
  
  Is tolkapiyam available in English?
  
  
• From: S.Thennarasu (@ ) on: Fri Oct 15 09:14:05
  
  Could i get Tolkappiyam in English version with explanation?
  
  

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