Tirutthanigai Saravanaperumal Aiyar
Tirutthanigai Saravanaperumal Aiyar | |
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Born | Saravanaperumal 1799 |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Tamil scholar |
Known for | Commentary on the Tiruvalluva Maalai |
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Tirutthanigai Saravanaperumal Aiyar (1799–19th century CE) was a
Biography
Saravanaperumal Aiyar was the son of great Tamil scholar named Thanigai Kanthappaiyar. The family hailed from
Saravanaperumal's elder twin brother Vishakaperumal Aiyar too was a renowned Tamil scholar who worked in the Tamil department of the Presidency College in Chennai. His contributions include a poem written as an introduction to his brother's work. He had a collection of many rare books which were later used by U. V. Swaminatha Iyer.[1]
Works
Saravanaperumal's greatest work was his detailed commentary on the Tirukkural. This was the first modern commentary to appear in print.[2] He published the commentary in 1830 as an adaptation of Parimelalhagar’s commentary, with word-to-word meaning, brief explanation, and special explanatory text.[3] However, the 1830 edition is lost and the oldest available edition was a copy published in 1847. The work came out in several editions (at least eight) until 1928 and became one of the most accepted commentary among academic scholars.[3] Many modern commentaries are based on the work of Saravanaperumal Aiyar.[1]
Saravanaperumal also wrote the first commentary to the
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Kolappan, B. (3 October 2019). "1830 Tirukkural commentary to be relaunched". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, pp. 116–117.
- ^ a b Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013, p. 117.
- ^ Desikar, 1969, p. 118.
References
- Desikar, S. Dhandapani (1969). திருக்குறள் அழகும் அமைப்பும் [Tirukkural: Beauty and Structure] (in Tamil). Chennai: Tamil Valarcchi Iyakkam.
- M. G. Kovaimani and P. V. Nagarajan (2013). திருக்குறள் ஆய்வுமாலை [Tirukkural Research Papers] (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Tanjavur: Tamil University. ISBN 978-81-7090-435-9.