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{{Short description|Indian scholar of the Tamil language}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kaviraja Pandithar
| birth_name = Jagavira Pandiyan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1886|03|10}}
| birth_place = Ottanattham, [[Tirunalveli district]], [[Madras Presidency]] (present-day [[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]]), [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1967|06|17|1886|03|10}}
| death_place = [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| known_for = Commentary on the [[Tirukkural]]
| occupation = Tamil scholar
| father = Perumalswamy
| mother = Aavudaiyammal
| spouse =
| children =
| awards =
}}

'''Jagavira Pandiyanar''' (10 March 1886–17 June 1967), commonly known as '''Kaviraja Pandithar''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: '''கவிராச பண்டிதர் செகவீர பாண்டியனார்'''), was a 20th-century Indian scholar of the [[Tamil language]], who is known for his commentary on the [[Tirukkural]].

==Early life==
Kaviraja Pandithar was born on 10 March 1886 in the small town of Ottanattham in the present-day [[Thoothukudi district]] of the state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was a descendant of the Indian freedom fighter [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]]. He studied Tamil under Muthukavirayar. He was well known for his discourses of the [[Purana]]s. His works ranged from poetry to prose and translations.<ref name="ReferenceA">Dinamani Semmolikkovai (தினமணி செம்மொழிக்கோவை): International Tamil Semmoli Conference 2010 Special edition, p. 285</ref> He lived in Melamasi Street of [[Madurai]].

Kaviraja Pandithar's commentary on the Kural text is considered a classic by modern scholars, besides that of [[U. V. Swaminatha Iyer]].{{sfn|Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013|p=115}}

== Works ==
Kaviraja Pandithar's works were nationalized in 2010–2011 by the [[Tamil Nadu government]] and offered an amount of {{INR}} 600,000.

The works of Kaviraja Pandithar include the following:

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!S. No.||Year||Name of the work||Publisher|| Notes
|-
|01||1927||[[Tirukkural]] Kumaresa Venba<ref>Na. Si. Kandhaiya Pillai; Dictionary of Tamil Literature [தமிழ் இலக்கிய அகராதி] : Literature alpha order; Asiriyar Nurpathippu Kalhagam, Chennai; 1952; p. 77</ref>|| || 8 volumes
|-
|02|| ||Kamban Kavinilai Urainadai (Prose)|| || 15 volumes
|-
|03|| ||Agatthiya Munivar<ref name="ReferenceA"/>|| ||
|-
|04|| ||Veerapandiyam|| ||An epic compilation of oral accounts about [[Panchalankurichi]]'s polygar [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]]
|-
|05|| ||Panchalankurichi Veeracharithiram || ||A history of Veerapandiya Kattabomman (two volumes)
|-
|06||1945||Thmilar Veeram<ref>Na. Si. Kandhaiya Pillai; Dictionary of Tamil Literature [தமிழ் இலக்கிய அகராதி] : Literature alpha order; Asiriyar Nurpathippu Kalhagam, Chennai; 1952; p. 70</ref>|| ||
|-
|07|| ||Maasilamani Maalai<ref name="ReferenceA"/>|| ||
|-
|08|| ||Ani Arubadhu<ref name="ReferenceA"/>|| ||
|-
|09|| ||Dharma Deepikai<ref name="ReferenceA"/>|| || 7 volumes
|-
|10|| ||Indhiya Thaainilai<ref name="ReferenceA"/>|| ||
|-
|11|| ||Veerakaaviyam<ref name="ReferenceA"/>|| ||
|-
|12|| ||Kavigalin Kaathchi Volume-1<ref name="ReferenceA"/>|| ||
|-
|13|| ||Kalvi Nilai<ref name="ReferenceA"/>|| ||
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Tamils|Literature|Poetry}}
* [[Commentaries in Tamil literary tradition]]

==Citations==
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==References==
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* {{cite book |author= M. G. Kovaimani and P. V. Nagarajan |title= திருக்குறள் ஆய்வுமாலை [Tirukkural Research Papers] |year= 2013 |edition= 1|publisher=Tamil University | location= Tanjavur |language=ta|isbn = 978-8170904359 |ref={{sfnRef|Kovaimani and Nagarajan, 2013}}}}
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[[Category:Scholars from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]
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[[Category:Tirukkural commentators]]

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