Virtue in the Ancient Tamil Books

Abstract

U. V. Saminatha Iyer traces the works of Sangam period, wrote them down in his works for Tamil people and presented it as a golden treasure. Tamil language is honoured with the special epithet Tamil without self. Tamil language is rich in literature, excellent in epic, in piety, in books of charity, in books of justice, a language cannot be matched with other languages, an archaic language and the distinctive language. Books such as Ettuthogai, Pathupaatu and Paripadal describes the intellectual richness of the Tamil language. Ancient Tamil texts like Kurundogai, Thirumantram, Trikadugam, Manimegalai, Naladiyar, Pazhmozhinanuru, Sirupanchamulam, Innaanarpadu, Vivekasintamani, Purananuru, Iniyavai Narpathu, Muthurai, Nalvali, Tolkappiyam, Mudumozhikanchi, Asarakovai and Ulaganeethi mentions that people should live by virtue, piety and culture. It also mentions the methods and concepts very clearly so that all people can accept them.