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Dharumar () was a
Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...
poet, scholar, and commentator known for his
commentary Commentary or commentaries may refer to: Publications * ''Commentary'' (magazine), a U.S. public affairs journal, founded in 1945 and formerly published by the American Jewish Committee * Caesar's Commentaries (disambiguation), a number of works ...
on the ''
Thirukkural The ''Tirukkuṟaḷ'' ( ta, திருக்குறள், lit=sacred verses), or shortly the ''Kural'' ( ta, குறள்), is a classic Tamil language text consisting of 1,330 short couplets, or kurals, of seven words each. The text ...
''. He was among the canon of
Ten Medieval Commentators The Ten Medieval Commentators (Tamil: உரையாசிரியர்கள் பதின்மர்) were a canonical group of Tamil scholars whose commentaries on the ancient Indian didactic work of the Kural are esteemed by later schol ...
of the Kural text most highly esteemed by modern scholars. His work, however, has been lost along with other four ancient commentators, namely,
Dhamatthar Dhamatthar ( 11th century CE) was a Tamil poet, scholar, and commentator known for his commentary on the '' Thirukkural''. He was among the canon of ten medieval commentators of the Kural text most highly esteemed by modern scholars. His work, h ...
,
Nacchar Nacchar (), also known as Nakkar, was a Tamil poet, scholar, and commentator known for his commentary on the ''Thirukkural''. He was among the canon of ten medieval commentators of the Kural text most highly esteemed by modern scholars. However, ...
, Thirumalaiyar, and Mallar. He was also one of the three ancient commentators of the Naladiyar.


Biography

There is not much known about Dharumar. Dharumar is believed to have lived around 11th to 13th century CE. Apart from the Tirukkural, Dharumar has also written commentary to Naladiyar.


See also

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Ten Medieval Commentators The Ten Medieval Commentators (Tamil: உரையாசிரியர்கள் பதின்மர்) were a canonical group of Tamil scholars whose commentaries on the ancient Indian didactic work of the Kural are esteemed by later schol ...
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Commentaries in Tamil literary tradition Commentaries to literary works remain one of the most important and telling aspects of the Tamil literary tradition. Commentaries to ancient Tamil works have been written since the medieval period and continue to be written in the modern era. Many ...


References


Further reading

* M. Arunachalam (2005). Tamil Ilakkiya Varalaru, Padhinaindhaam Nootraandu istory of Tamil Literature, 15th century * * D. M. Vellaivaaranam (1983). Tirukkural Uraikotthu. Thiruppananthal Shri Kasimadam Publications. {{authority control Tirukkural Tamil poets Tirukkural commentators Ten medieval commentators Medieval Tamil poets Tamil-language writers Tamil scholars Scholars from Tamil Nadu