Manakkudavar

Manakkudavar
Born10th century CE
Manakkudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Died10th century CE
OccupationScholar, poet
LanguageTamil
Period10th century CE
Notable worksCommentary to the Tirukkural

Manakkudavar (c. 10th century CE) was a Tamil scholar and commentator known for his commentary on the Tirukkural.[1] His is the earliest of the available commentaries on the Kural text,[2][3][4] and hence considered to bear closest semblance with the original work by Valluvar.[5] He was among the canon of Ten Medieval Commentators of the Kural text most highly esteemed by scholars.[6] He was also among the five ancient commentators whose commentaries had been preserved and made available to the modern era, the others being Pari Perumal, Kaalingar, Paridhi, and Parimelalhagar.

The commentary of Manakkudavar remains the second most popular commentary on the Kural text, next only to that of Parimelalhagar.

  1. ^ Vedhanayagam, 2017, pp. 7–8.
  2. ^ Kovaimani and Nagarajan 2013, pp. 115–116.
  3. ^ Velusami and Faraday, 2017, p. 54.
  4. ^ Sundaram, 1990, p. 9.
  5. ^ Meiyappan, 2003, p. v.
  6. ^ Natarajan 2008, pp. 1–6.