औव्वयार्

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

AUVVAYĀR : A celebrated Tamil poetess. She was born in a Paraya (lowest of the Hindu castes) family. Her mother left her as soon as she was delivered and a low caste Śūdra brought her up. She lived for 240 years before she left on a long journey never to return. She wrote several books in Tamil. The important ones are Ātticūti, Kontaiventa, Mutturai, Natvali, Katvali slukka, Nannūtkova, Nantanikova, Aruntamilmāla, Darśanappattu, and Jnānakurul. She has made a dictio- nary in verses also.


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*8th word in right half of page 77 (+offset) in original book.