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Subject: Re: Earliest Reference to muttamiz or "threefold tamiz"
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--- In agathiyar@y..., "naga_ganesan" wrote:
>...
> > music.
> >
> > We have to distinguish between a generic listing of such
categories
> > and the very specific division of the concept of *Tamil*.
> > That is, we must have phrases like "muttamiz", "tamiz mummai"
etc.,
> > which connect the two concepts directly.
> >
>
> What I try to show is that the tol. sUtra recognizes
> the 3 aspects, nATakam, iyal and icai.
> pATal means
> "songs" in general, and this includes music.
>
> As the two instances of nATakam in pattuppATTu works
> are late chronologically, increasing aspects of sanskritization
> can be seen. Of course, Agastya is the Vedic sage
> and the myths about his learning Tamil in Potiyil
> from Siva, etc., are late also. Agastya is the symbol
> of sanskritization of Tamil.
>
> akattiyam is most likely an "invention" said to
> predate TolkAppiyam.

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