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# Paratam (Peruntevanar) (Pāratam (Peruntēvaṉār))

Earliest Tamil version of the Bhārata; four stanzas preserved in Nacciṉārkkiniyar's commentary on Tolkāppiyam.

- **Language:** Tamil
- **Date:** 400–499 CE
- **Author:** [Peruntēvaṉār](https://indike.org/pramana/person/peruntevanar-c5)
- **Text:** lost

## Based on

- [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa)

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