Kallāṭa
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE10832
Type
Manuscrit
Language
Tamil
Creator
naagali"nga
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_001769
Manuscript No.
RE10832a
Title Alternate Script
கல்லாட
Language
Script
Scribe
Nāgaliṅga
Date of Text
First half of the 8th century
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good but slightly injured
Folios in Text
123
Folio Range of Text
1a - 123b
Lines per Side
6 - 9
Folios in Bundle
167
Width
3.3 cm
Length
19.2 cm
Bundle No.
RE10832
Other Texts in Bundle
Previous Place
Korkai, Tirunelveli
Miscellaneous Notes
This text is the kallāṭa, a poetic of Tamil literature xplaining the rules of Tamil grammar. This begins with a verse on kallāṭa and contains the whole work. Fol. 124 contains mantra-s in Tamil to drive away evil spirits and it reduces the bad effect of poison
Manuscript Beginning
kallāṭar ceya pannuval kallāṭanūrru nūlvallār caṅkattilavatinakaruLiccollāyu māmaturai yīcann mannamuvantu keeṭṭu muṭi tāmacaittār.........ṭām॥1॥
Manuscript Ending
neṭuṃ pukallaṭuveevoyee।102। veetaṉukallāṭam yellutinanmaikkikkorukkai ṉakaliṅkam nīṭūlli vāllka। maṉmata āṭi mo. 18 dt. kallāṭakaṃ ellutimukintatu॥
Bibliography
Printed Madras 1923
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
163.1
Key
manuscripts_001769
Reuse
License
Cite as
Kallāṭa,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 10th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/378918