Maturaikkanci, Maturaikkāñci, Maturai-kanci: 2 definitions

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

Maturaikkāñci forms part of the Pattupāṭṭu (the ten idylls) which is classified as belonging to the Saṅgam (Caṅkam) corpus of classical Tamil literature.—The Maturaikkāñci represents an anthology of Tamil literature containing 583 lines of poetry.

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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

[«previous next»] — Maturaikkanci in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Maturaikkāñci (மதுரைக்காஞ்சி) [maturai-kāñci] noun < idem. +. A poem in Pattu-p-pāṭṭu on the Pāṇḍyan king Neṭuñ-ceḻiyaṉ of Talaiyālaṅkāṉam fame, by Māṅkuṭi-marutaṉār; பத்துப்பாட்டினுள் தலை யாலங்கானத்துச் செருவென்ற பாண்டியன் நெடுஞ் செழியனை மாங்குடிமருதனார் பாடிய பாட்டு. [pathuppattinul thalai yalanganathus seruvenra pandiyan nedugn sezhiyanai mangudimaruthanar padiya pattu.]

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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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