Akananuru, Akanāṉūṟu, Akanaṉūṟu, Akanānūru: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Akananuru (sometimes called Nedunthokai) is a classical Tamil poetic work and one of the Eight Anthologies (ettuthokai) in the Sangam literature (600 BCE - 300 CE). It is a collection of 400 love poems with invocatory poem dedicated to Shiva. The Akananuru book comes under the Akam category in its subject matter (Subjective, dealing with matters of the heart and human emotions).
Akananuru contains 401 stanzas and is divided into three sections:
- Kalintruyanainirai (களிற்றுயானைநிறை), 121 stanzas
- Manimidaipavalam (மணிமிடைபவளம்), 180 stanzas
- Nittilakkovai (நித்திலக்கோவை), 100 stanzas
India history and geography
Akanānūṟu forms part of the Pattupāṭṭu (the ten idylls) which is classified as belonging to the Saṅgam (Caṅkam) corpus of classical Tamil literature.—The Akanānūṟu represents an anthology of 400 love lyrics belonged to the 3rd or the 2nd century BC.
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
Akanāṉūṟu (அகநானூறு) [aka-nāṉūṟu] noun < idem. +. An anthology of 400 love lyrics by about 160 poets, compiled by Uruttira-carumaṉ; எட்டுத் தொகையுள் ஒன்று. [ettuth thogaiyul onru.]
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: Nanuru.
Full-text (+240): Uruttiracaruman, Ettuttokai, Kalirri-yanainirai, Netu-tokainanuru, Rudrasharman, Akappattu, Kaluvun, Kanaiyan, Nannan, Periyan, Nittilakkovai, Puravi, Kankan, Cempiyan, Picirantaiyar, Aviyan, Komaan, Mavilangai, Atan-elini, Atanunkan.
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