Tamil poetry (Template:Langx) is a unique kind of Tamil poetry, constructed such that the last or ending word of each verse becomes the first word of the next verse.[1]
In some instances, the last word of the series of verses becomes the beginning of the very first verse, thus making the poem "a true garland of verses". The term is a portmanteau, since in Tamil, anta(m) means "end", and ati means "beginning".[2] The Shaiva saint Karaikal Ammaiyar was the first poet to compose an antati.[2]
Notable antatis
- Arpudha Tiruvantati by Karaikal Ammaiyar[3]
- Mutal Tiruvantati by Poigai Alvar[4]
- Irantam Tiruvantati by Bhoothath Alvar[5]
- Munram Tiruvantati by Peyalvar[6]
- Tiruvaymoli by Nammalvar
- Kanninun Cirutampu by Madurakavi Alvar
- Abirami Antati by Abirami Pattar[7]
- Saraswati Antati by Kambar
See also
References
- ↑ The Tamil Veda: Pillan's Interpretation of the Tiruvaymoli{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of Chicago Press(1989-05-17). ISBN 978-0-226-09305-5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 அந்தாதி LITERATURE | தமிழ் இணையக் கல்விக்கழகம் TAMIL VIRTUAL ACADEMY, Selvaraj, Silambu N.. www.tamilvu.org. Tamil Virtual Academy(2017).
- ↑ அற்புதத் திருவந்தாதி - விக்கிமூலம். ta.wikisource.org. Wikisource.
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- ↑ Project Madurai. projectmadurai.org. Retrieved 4 June 2023.