Commentary on Thirukkural

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Commentary_on_Thirukkural

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	literary criticism
gptkbp:allows	gptkb:Thirukkural
gptkbp:earliest_commentaries_date	10th century CE
gptkbp:earliest_known_commentator	gptkb:Manakkudavar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Commentary on Thirukkural
gptkbp:influenced	Tamil moral literature
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:modern_commentaries	exist in multiple languages
gptkbp:notableCommentators	gptkb:U._V._Swaminatha_Iyer gptkb:V._V._S._Aiyar gptkb:Tiruvalluva_Maalai gptkb:Kaalingar gptkb:Parimelalhagar gptkb:Pariperumal gptkb:Parithiyar gptkb:P._S._Sundaram gptkb:Dhamatthar gptkb:G._U._Pope gptkb:Kumara_Vimalar gptkb:M._Varadarajan gptkb:Maraimalai_Adigal gptkb:S._N._Sriramadesikan Paridhi
gptkbp:number_of_classical_commentaries	at least 10
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:historical_period literary analysis explanation of Thirukkural verses interpretation of Thirukkural meanings
gptkbp:significance	influence on Tamil literature basis for modern interpretations preservation of Thirukkural text
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:V._O._Chidambaram_Pillai
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6