Natrinai, Natṟiṇai, Naṟṟiṇai: 3 definitions
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General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismNatrinai (Tamil: நற்றிணை), a classical Tamil poetic work, is a book of Ettuthokai, a Sangam literature anthology. Natrinai contains 400 poems dealing with the five landscapes of Sangam poetry – kurinchi, mullai, marutham, neithal and paalai. This belongs to some of the oldest extant Tamil literature and is dated to belong to the Sangam age (100 BCE - 200 CE). The stanzas are of varying lengths of between nine and twelve lines each. The Pandya king Maaran Vazhuthi patronised this collection. It is not known who made this collection.
It was compiled by Pāratam-pāṭiyap-Peruntēvanar under the patronage of Pandya king, King Māran Vazhuthi. Peruntēvanar also wrote an invocatory stanza after its compilation. Authors of 56 poems are not known. The names of 192 authors are known. Poem 234 is missing and considered extinct. Part of the 385th poem is also missing from all available manuscript copies.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (history)Naṟṟiṇai forms part of the Pattupāṭṭu (the ten idylls) which is classified as belonging to the Saṅgam (Caṅkam) corpus of classical Tamil literature.—The Naṟṟiṇai represents a text on musicology.
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 LexiconNaṟṟiṇai (நற்றிணை) noun < idem. +. A classical anthology in Tamil, treating of aka-p-poruḷ, compiled by Paṉṉāṭu-tanta-pāṇṭiyaṉ-māṟaṉ-vaḻuti, one of eṭṭu-t-tokai, q.v.; பன்னாடுதந்த பாண்டியன் மாறனலங்காரம்்வழுதி தொகுப்பித்ததும் எட்டுத் தொகையுள் ஒன்றானதும் அகப்பொருளைப் பற்றியது மான தொகைநூல். [pannaduthantha pandiyan maranvazhuthi thoguppithathum ettuth thogaiyul onranathum agapporulaip parriyathu mana thogainul.]
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)
Full-text (+230): Tolkappiyap, Kacuvunar, Ayinar, Muyiru, Netalai, Kavolai, Narkkattil, Narakacuran, Nallennam, Morotam, Penunar, Narappun, Tammon, Akatar, Nuvvai, Munakku, Kamaippu, Panankuntu, Kalayanar, Oranmai.
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