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Yerambam () was an ancient Indian mathematical treatise in the
Tamil language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ...
. It was among the few ancient Tamil works on mathematics such as the work of Kanakkadhigaram and the manuscripts of Kilvaai and Kulimaattru.


The work

Yerambam was one of the works in the corpus of ancient Tamil mathematical works, which includes several other works such as ''Kilaralaabam'', ''Adhisaram'', ''Kalambagam'', ''Thribuvana Thilagam'', ''Kanidha Rathinam'', and ''Sirukanakku''. In addition to these, there were two other works for which the name of the author is known: ''Kanakku Nool'' by Kaakkai Paadiniyaar and ''Kanakkadhigaram'' by Kaarinaayanar. Kaarinaayanar cites Yerambam and the six other works in the ancient corpus as the sources of his work ''Kanakkadhigaram''. Yerambam is also explicitly mentioned by name by
Parimelalhagar Parimelalhagar (), sometimes spelled Parimelazhagar, born Vanduvarai Perumal, was a Tamil poet and scholar known for his commentary on the ''Thirukkural''. He was the last among the canon of ten medieval commentators of the Kural text most hi ...
in his commentary on Thirukkural. According to Devaneya Pavanar, the work is completely lost to modern times.


See also

* Kaṇakkatikāram * Kaṇita Tīpikai *
Tamil literature Tamil literature includes a collection of literary works that have come from a tradition spanning more than two thousand years. The oldest extant works show signs of maturity indicating an even longer period of evolution. Contributors to the T ...


References


External links


Yerambam, Tamil Wiktionary entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yerambam Sangam literature Books about mathematics Ancient Indian mathematical works