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Aiṅkuṟunūṟu
ஐங்குறுநூறு
About the Work
It means literally the ‘five short hundreds’. It contains 500 āciriyam metre verses of three to six lines each, with an invocatory verse added to by Peruntēvaṉār. The work is divided into five parts, each part consisting of 100 verses, each part composed by one poet. Ōrampōkiyār, Ammūvaṉār, Kapilar, Ōtalāntaiyār and Pēyaṉār are the authors of hundred verses each on marutam, neytal, kuṟiñci, pālai and mullai tiṇais respectively. The compiler of the anthology is poet Pulattuṟai Muṟṟiya Kūṭalūr Kiḻār, at the instance of Yāṉaikkaṭcēy Māntarañcēral Irumpoṟai. Dr. U.V. Cāminātaiyar first published this book in 1903 with an old commentary.
Digital Resources & Editions
5 editions| S.No | Details of the Book | Year | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aiṅkuṟunūṟu with Old Commentary (Editor: U.V. Swaminatha Iyer; Vaijayanti Press) | 1903 | Commentary | |
| 2 | Aiṅkuṟunūṟu with Old Commentary (Editor: U.V. Swaminatha Iyer; Ganesa Press) | 1920 | Commentary | |
| 3 | Aiṅkuṟunūṟu Text with Old Commentary (Editor: U.V. Swaminatha Iyer) | 1949 | Commentary | |
| 4 | Aiṅkuṟunūṟu (Editor: S. Rajam; S. Rajam, Chennai) | 1957 | Text | |
| 5 | Aiṅkuṟunūṟum paḻaiya uraiyum (U. V. Saminadhayar; Ganesa Printing Press) | 1920 | Commentary |