A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c19.3
A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c19.3
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c19.3
2. *Tamil*: Late Sangam literature—second period (500-850): didactic works; devotional literature, Śaiva, Vaishnava; general literature—third period (850-1200): general literature; devotional literature, Śaiva, Vaishnava, Jaina; grammar; lexicography; beginnings of Śaiva-siddhānta—fourth period (1200-1650): Śaiva-siddhānta; devotional and religious literature, Purāṇas, Vaishnava rahasyas, secular literature, anthology; grammar, commentaries, lexicography, religious lore, the ballad.