Kuruntokai, Kuṟuntokai: 3 definitions
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Kuruntokai means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismKuruntokai (Tamil: குறுந்தொகை), a classical Tamil poetic work, is the second book of Ettuthokai, a Sangam literature anthology. Kuruntokai contains poems dealing with matters of love and separation (அகம்) content matter and were written by numerous authors. Nachinarkiniyar, a Tamil scholar living during the sixth or the seventh century C.E. has annotated this work.
India history and geography
: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (history)Kuṟuntokai forms part of the Pattupāṭṭu (the ten idylls) which is classified as belonging to the Saṅgam (Caṅkam) corpus of classical Tamil literature.—The Kuṟuntokai represents an anthology of 402 Tamil stanzas.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKuṟuntokai (குறுந்தொகை) [ṟu-ٴǰ첹] noun < idem. +. An ancient anthology of Tamil stanzas 402 in number compiled by Pūrikkō. treating of 첹--ǰ�, one of ṭṭ--ٴǰ첹; அகப்பொருளைப் பற்றியதும், அகவற்பாக்கள் [agapporulaip parriyathum, agavarpakkal] 402 கொண்டு பூரிக்கோ என்பவரால� தொகுக்கப்பெற்றதும், எட்டுத்தொகையிற� சேர்ந்ததும� கி� ஒருநூல�. நற்றிண� நல்ல குறுந்தொகை [kondu purikko enpavaral thogukkapperrathum, ettuthogaiyir sernthathuma kiya orunul. narrinai nalla kurunthogai] (புறநானூற� முகவுர�, பக�. [purananuru mugavurai, pag.] 1).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Kuruntokainanuru.
Full-text: Ettuttokai, Ilam, Kuruntokainanuru, Sangam, Tokai.
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