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List of Abbreviations Abbreviated Titles of Sources All references are to page numbers unless otherwise indicated. EC E carittiram = Cåminåtaiyar (2000). ETL 2 Encyclopaedia of Tamil Literature, vol. 2 = Hikosaka/Samuel (1992). ETL 3 Encyclopaedia of Tamil Literature, vol. 3 = Hikosaka/Samuel (1996). SMPC I Ír¥ M¥Âå†cicuntaram Pi¬¬aiyavarka¬ carittiram, vol. 1 = Cåminåtaiyar (1933). SMPC II Ír¥ M¥Âå†cicuntaram Pi¬¬aiyavarka¬ carittiram, vol. 2 = Cåminåtaiyar (1940). SMPT Ír¥ M¥Âå†cicuntaram Pi¬¬aiyavarka¬ pirapantattira††u = Cåminåtaiyar (1926). Reference is to number of poem. TCC TaÂicceyyu†cintåma£i = Kantacåmikkaviråyar (1908). TPT 2 TaÂippå†al tira††u, vol. 2 = Iråmacåmippulavar (1964a). Reference is to number of poem. TPT 3 TaÂippå†al tira††u, vol. 3 = Iråmacåmippulavar (1964b). Reference is to number of poem. TPT 4 TaÂippå†al tira††u, vol. 4 = Iråmacåmippulavar (1964c). Reference is to number of poem. TPTC TaÂippå†ar¯ r¯ ira††u = Cuppiramaˆiyappi¬¬ai (1939). xix Other Abbreviations b. born ftn. footnote pp. pages ch. chapter Mal. Malayalam r. ruled chs. chapters Mar. Marathi Skt. Sanskrit d. died MS Manuscript st. stanza(s) Engl. English MSS Manuscripts Tam. Tamil esp. especially p. page xx List of Abbreviations ...

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