Vaniyantatan, Vāṇiyaṉtātaṉ, Vaniyan-tatan: 1 definition

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

Vāṇiyaṉtātaṉ (வாணியன்தாதன்) [vāṇiyaṉ-tātaṉ] noun < வாணியன் [vaniyan] +. A poet said to be of oil-monger caste and a contemporary critic of Kampar; கம்பர்காலத்தில் அவர்க்கு எதிரியாயிருந்தவராகவும் செக்கார்குலத்தவராகவும் சொல்லப்படும் ஒரு புல வர். [kambarkalathil avarkku ethiriyayirunthavaragavum sekkarkulathavaragavum sollappadum oru pula variant] (தமிழ்நாவலர் சரிதை [thamizhnavalar sarithai] 83.)

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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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