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 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 of the Kural text most highly esteemed by modern scholars.
His work, however, has been lost along with other four ancient commentators, namely,
Dhamatthar,
Nacchar,
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
*
Ten Medieval Commentators
*
Commentaries in Tamil literary tradition
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.
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Tirukkural
Tamil poets
Tirukkural commentators
Ten medieval commentators
Medieval Tamil poets
Tamil-language writers
Tamil scholars
Scholars from Tamil Nadu