The usage of Oṭu, Ōṭu Urupu found in Thirukkural

Navin G Ganeson
Department of Moden Language, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjong Malim, 35900, Malaysia
Sharan Suklam Ahthma Lingam
Department of Moden Language, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjong Malim, 35900, Malaysia

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Abstract

Tirukkural is considered to be the most important book among the Patinen kilkkanakku book. Tirukkural explains the basic qualities necessary for humans to live harmoniously in their inner lives and to live with pleasure, harmony, and well-being in their outer lives. Similarly, the verrumai urupu is an important element in Tamil grammar. Tolkappiyar defines verrumai urupu as eight. In such verrumai urupu, the third verrumai urupu has five terms. Its karutta or karuvipporul consists of two terms, al and an. Both are synonymous. The Utanikalccip consists of three terms, oṭu, ōṭu and uṭaṉ. All three give the same meaning. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to identify and explain the use of different forms of oṭu and ōṭu in tirukkural. This study was carried out with a qualitative approach. In this way, this research has been carried out in a descriptive approach using books, and research articles suitable for library research. All information has been analyzed based on the objective of the study. The research data has been classified according to the purpose of the study and analyzed in the text analysis method. Based on that, 1330 tirukkural 24 kural oṭu and ōṭu found An explanation is also given for the eight kural selected in it. Through this study, it is possible to know the usage of oṭu and ōṭu in tirukkuraḷ.

Keywords

  • Tirukkural,
  • Verrumai Urupu,
  • Oṭu,
  • Ōṭu

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G Ganeson, N., & Ahthma Lingam, S. S. (2023). The usage of Oṭu, Ōṭu Urupu found in Thirukkural. Indian Journal of Tamil, 4(1), 13–19. https://doi.org/10.54392/ijot2312

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