Antati (Tamil: அந்தாதி, romanized: Antāti) 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]
Antatis
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Carman, John; Carman, Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer John; Narayanan, Vasudha (1989-05-17). The Tamil Veda: Pillan's Interpretation of the Tiruvaymoli. University of Chicago Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-226-09305-5.
- ^ a b Selvaraj, Silambu N. (2017). "அந்தாதி LITERATURE | தமிழ் இணையக் கல்விக்கழகம் TAMIL VIRTUAL ACADEMY". www.tamilvu.org. Tamil Virtual Academy.
- ^ "அற்புதத் திருவந்தாதி - விக்கிமூலம்". ta.wikisource.org. Wikisource.
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