Prabandha Deepam
இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: பிரபந்த தீபம்
Prabandha Deepam (19th century CE) is a text on poetics(Paatiyal), written much in relatively recent period, that details the grammar of Sitrilakyam (minor literature). Paatiyal texts are those that talk about Sitrilakyam's grammar.
Author
The author's name is not known. Some verses from the text Muthuveeriyam appear in Prabandha Deepam and so it can be concluded that this text was written after Muthuveeriyam. Dr. Sa.Ve. Subramanian, who published the text, mentions that it was written in the 19th century.
Structure of the text
Prabandha Deepam contains 96 verses about the grammar of the 96 genres of Sitrilakiyam. It is an unfinished text as it ends with the term 'Apoorthi' (unfinished).
Content
Veeramamunivar's Chathur Agaraadhi details about the 96 Sitrilakyam genres. Parani and Uzhathipaatu, which are talked about in Chathur Agarathy, do not find mention in Prabandha Deepam. Instead the genres Cheetukavi and Samuthi are explained. Chathur Agaraadhi's classification of Perungaapiyam (larger epic poetry) and Sirukaapiyam (smaller epic poetry) is not featured in this text. It is simply classified as Kaapiyam (epic poetry). The classification of Thogai from the Chathur Agaraadhi is further classified as Kalithogai, Nedunthogai, Kurunthogai in Prabandha Deepam. The author mentions Kurathipaatu but not Uzhathipaatu.
Links
- Prabandha Deepam, published by Sa.Ve. Subramanian, Tamil Pathipagam, Perungudi, Chennai 96 (1980).
- Tamil Ilakana Noolgal, published by Sa.Ve. Subramanian, Meiyappan Pathipagam (2007).
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