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<BR>Subject: Re: ThirumuRai Series - 65
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<BR>--- In agathiyar@y..., Subramanian Ganesh <sgesh@y...> wrote:
<BR>> 2. Whether read from start to end or end to start the
<BR>> hymn reads the same way (palindrome style - but for
<BR>> the whole hymn). The whole padhikam is this way. Hence
<BR>> the padhikam is called thiru mAlai maRRu.
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<BR>This is most amazing. Can we then understand "tirumAlaimARRu" to be 
<BR>the Tamil word for palindrome? It seems reasonable since the Tamil 
<BR>Lexicon says so (pace Peri Chandra). The Lexicon cites this patikam 
<BR>i.e., tEvAram, 123, talaippu and defines the tirumAlaimARRU, by 
<BR>citing yap. vi. pakkam 493 as 
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<BR>எழுத்துக்களை ஈறு முதலாகப் படிக்குமிடத்தும் பாட்டு மாறாமல் இருக்கும்
<BR>மிறைக்கவிவகை. 
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<BR>This is probably a typo? Does he want to say it is a 
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<BR>இறைக்கவிவகை
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<BR>If the latter, then it seems this kind of a cittirakkavi was 
<BR>attempted first in bhakti period e.g., by tiruJAnacampantar. I defer 
<BR>to the experts on this point.
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<BR>Is there any specific evidence of cittirakavi's in the pre Bhakti 
<BR>period like for instance in the Tamil Classics?
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<BR>Thanks in advance,
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<BR>Lakshmi Srinivas
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