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40. Tivdkaram. 



Another vocabulary, similar in character to the pre- 

 ceding, but much more copious, and consisting of 2,386 

 couplets. The author, Chentan, was a native of Ampal, a 

 village situated on the banks of the Kaveri. Some place 

 him in the thirteenth century, but we have no authentic 

 data to determine it. 



41. Pinkalantai. 



Another vocabulary, so called from its author Pinkalan, 

 a distinguished Chaiva ascetic. Its arrangement is the same 

 as the Tivdkaram, and it serves in a great measure to supply 

 the deficiencies of that work. 



42. E'kapata Nikandu. 



43. Kaydkara Nikandu. 

 44. Irevanachittar Chuttiram. 



Different vocabularies by different authors, but none of 

 them in general use. 



45. Auvai Nikandu. 



Synonyma of Plants : by Auvaiydr, the celebrated Tamil 

 poetess, who flourished in the ninth century. 



46. Potiya Nikandu. 



Another, like the preceding, but by a different author. 



47. Chuddmani Nikandu. 

 A vocabulary, arranged under twelve heads, and con- 

 sisting of more than 1,200 stanzas. The author, Vim Man- 

 dalavan, was a Chaina king ; but neither the name of his 

 kingdom nor the chronology of his reign is known. His 

 work, however, is posterior to the Tivdkaram and the Pinka- 

 lantai, since he notices them both in his introductory 

 stanzas. 



48. A'chiriya Nikandu. 

 Another vocabulary, so called from the verses being 

 composed throughout in the A'chiriya metre. It follows 



