User:Sengai Podhuvan /Tradition 2



The chapter speaks the tradition in Tamil and that of the Tamils. Along with this chapter the linguistic work of Tolkappiyam concludes.

traditional words (names of 1 to 6 senses)
The tradition in language is unalterable. The usage of offspring, masculine and feminine gender, kinds of living things, parts of plants, kinds of literature etc. are to be mended.
 * names denoting offspring (3-545)
 * (1) paarppu (2) par'z (3) kutti (4) kurulai (5) kantru (6) pil'l'ai (7) maka or maha (8) mar'i (9) kuzavi
 * (1) பார்ப்பு (2) பறழ் (3) குட்டி (4) குருளை (5) கன்று (6) பிள்ளை (7) மக (8) மறி (9) குழவி
 * names denoting masculine gender (3-546)
 * (1) eer'u (2) eetrtrai (3) oruththal (4) kal'ir'u (5) see (6) seeval (7) iralai (8) kalai (9) mooththai (10) paatti (11) uthal' (12) appar (13) pooththu (14) kan'di (15) kaduvan etc.
 * (1) ஏறு (2) ஏற்றை (3) ஒருத்தல் (4) களிறு (5) சே (6) சேவல் (7) இரலை (8) கலை (9) மோத்தை (10) தகர் (11) உதள் (12) அப்பர் (13) போத்து (14) கண்டி (15) கடுவன் முதலானவை
 * names denoting feminine gender (3-547)
 * (1) peedai (2) pedai (3) pettai (4) pen' (5) muudu (6) naagu (7) kadamai (8) al'agu (9) man"thi (10) paatti (11) pil'l'ai (12) pin'avu (13) pidi etc.
 * (1) பேடை (2) பெடை (3) பெட்டை (4) பெண் (5) மூடு (6) நாகு (7) கடமை (8) அளகு (9) மந்தி (10) பாட்டி (11) பிள்ளை (12) பிணவு (13) பிடி முதலானவை

names of off-springs of animal species (2 to 6 senses)

 * verse number is given within brackets.
 * names of offspring are classified and given in Tamil alphabetical order.

names of off-springs of human (6 senses)

 * kuzavi, magavu ( based on gender magan, magal in modern Tamil)(3-567)
 * குழவி, மக(வு)

names of off-springs of plants (one sense)

 * the offspring are not attributed in other words (3-570)

possessions in four-fold society

 * priest
 * kings
 * traders
 * farmers

parts of plants
land, water,

literary usage

 * primary literature
 * secondary literature

kinds of literature

 * treatise
 * notes of commentary
 * aphoristic test
 * commentary on aphoristic test
 * elaborate commentary
 * defects in a composition