Paripatal, Paripāṭal, Paripadal, Paripaadal: 4 definitions
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Source: WikiPedia: HinduismParipaadal (Tamil: பரிபாடல்Translation in English by Dr. Pandian), a classical Tamil poetic work, is the fifth book in the Ettuthokai, a Sangam literature anthology. Paripaatal contains seventy poems on various deities of the Hindu pantheon. This is a rare example of religious poetry we find in Sangam literature and is possibly the oldest religious composition in Tamil. The poems have associated music (பண்) so that these can be classified as songs (இசைப்பா). There are eight songs on Thirumaal (Vishnu), 31 songs on Kumaran (Muruga), one song on the Sea God, 26 on the mother Vaigai and four songs on Madurai. These songs are written in the 'Paripaatal' meter.
Source: Yahoo Groups France: Tamil StudiesWithin a secular corpus, the Paripāṭal, composed around Madurai city and its river, Vaigai, contains unique devotional songs to Māl (Viṣṇu) and Cevvēl (Murukaṉ), the first to be written in classical Tamil, and conform to the Hindu lore. The date is controversial, but the horoscope which opens poem XI is discussed in the introduction with the help of Roger Billard, historian of Indian astronomy. It may well be a sheet anchor for the whole corpus of Sangam literature, as astronomical data correspond almost certainly to 17th July 634!
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (history)Paripāṭal forms part of the Pattupāṭṭu (the ten idylls) which is classified as belonging to the Saṅgam (Caṅkam) corpus of classical Tamil literature.—The Paripāṭal represents an anthology of 70 stanzas of songs.
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 LexiconParipāṭal (பரிபாடல்) [pari-pāṭal] noun < பரி¹- [pari¹-] +.
1. A kind of stanza with sections of various metres; ஒருவகைப் பா. [oruvagaip pa.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 430.)
2. An anthology of 70 stanzas, one of eṭṭu-t-tokai, q. v.; எட்டுத்தொகையுள் எழுபது பரிபாட்டால் தொகுக்கப் பட்டதொரு நூல். செய்ய பரிபாடற் றிறம். (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு). [ettuthogaiyul ezhupathu paripattal thogukkap pattathoru nul. seyya paripadar riram. (thanippadarrirattu).]
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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Starts with: Paripatala, Paripatalita, Paripatalu.
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