Vol. 4 No. S-13 (2022): Volume 4, Issue S-13, Year 2022
Articles

Scientific Records in Sangam Literature

Vijayarani D
Department of Tamil, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women, Perambalur-621212, Tamil Nadu, India

Published 2022-11-21

Keywords

  • Ancient Tamil,
  • Classical literature,
  • Astronomy,
  • Tolkappiyam

How to Cite

D, V. (2022). Scientific Records in Sangam Literature. International Research Journal of Tamil, 4(S-13), 144-149. https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt224s1320

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Abstract

The Tamil language is more than 2,000 years old, age-old, and has dialects. The Tamil language has the nature of being a mother tongue and has the ability to mix with other languages. Classical literature, which encompasses all the characteristics, serves as a mirror of time that describes the life of man. Ancient Tamils did not explore science to the extent of exploring love and heroism, the gifts of fame and justice, which were two eyes in life. If the news is examined scientifically, one can learn the deep scientific knowledge of ancient Tamils. Tolkappiyam, one of the grammar books, looks at the distinctions between life and the five land distinctions, the measurement names mentioned by them, the characteristics of the planets, etc., with a scientific eye. It is also aimed at examining various scientific aspects of the solar system in the classical literature, such as the movements of the solar system, the calculations of the time, the observations on the disk, the rotation of the air, the rotation of the air, the space travel of the ancient Tamils, the use of aircraft, the knowledge of astronomy, etc.

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