The Tolkappiyam is the name of :

[amp_mcq option1=”a step-well of Western India” option2=”the book on Tamil grammar” option3=”a collection of Tamil bhakti poems” option4=”a collection of Kannada poems” correct=”option2″]

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The correct answer is B, identifying the Tolkappiyam as a book on Tamil grammar.

– The Tolkappiyam (தொல்காப்பியம்) is the most ancient extant work of Tamil literature.
– It is considered the foundational text of Tamil grammar.
– The text is divided into three parts: Ezhuttatikaram (orthography), Sollatikaram (morphology and syntax), and Porulatikaram (poetics and the conventions of Tamil life and literature).
– It provides detailed rules for Tamil phonology, morphology, and syntax, and also discusses aspects of literary form and content.

The exact date of Tolkappiyam is debated among scholars, but it is generally placed in the Sangam period, possibly sometime between the 3rd century BCE and the 5th century CE. It is a crucial source for understanding the ancient Tamil language and culture.

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