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**NeroASERCH** · 01-03-2006, 08:00 AM

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So,the word "Veda" has been mentioned in purananuru itself.Purananuru is dated 600BC,the oldest Tamil literature. I thought Vedas were always mentioned as "Nan Marai" by Tamils.So,ancient Tamils have known the sanskrit word "veda" too.Definitely, they must have known its contents and must have mastered it.

Viggop a few point on your posts above.

1. Purananuru is not written by one author! It has 400 songs by many poets spanning a few hundred years. You can't fix its date as 600BC. The authour of this paricular song - Mudinagarayar of Muranjiyur - came someone tell me his date...

2. Nan marai does not and need not refer to the four Sanskritic Vedas. Please note that there were only 3 vedas when Manu smriti was written sometime in 2nd or 3rd Century CE. Manu mentions only three Vedas. (Do you want the verses of Manu?)

3. The words 'naal vedas' appears in Sangam literature, Thirumurais, and Vaimozhi etc. - but none of the Vedas were named - Rig, Saman, Yajur, Atharvan, - in Tamil Literature till the 13th Century - Meikandar!

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NeroASERCH Join Date Jul 2006 Posts 5,147 Senior Member	¿¡«ø §Å¾ ¦¿È¢¾¢Ã¢Â¢Ûõ So,the word "Veda" has been mentioned in purananuru itself.Purananuru is dated 600BC,the oldest Tamil literature. I thought Vedas were always mentioned as "Nan Marai" by Tamils.So,ancient Tamils have known the sanskrit word "veda" too.Definitely, they must have known its contents and must have mastered it. Viggop a few point on your posts above. 1. Purananuru is not written by one author! It has 400 songs by many poets spanning a few hundred years. You can't fix its date as 600BC. The authour of this paricular song - Mudinagarayar of Muranjiyur - came someone tell me his date... 2. Nan marai does not and need not refer to the four Sanskritic Vedas. Please note that there were only 3 vedas when Manu smriti was written sometime in 2nd or 3rd Century CE. Manu mentions only three Vedas. (Do you want the verses of Manu?) 3. The words 'naal vedas' appears in Sangam literature, Thirumurais, and Vaimozhi etc. - but none of the Vedas were named - Rig, Saman, Yajur, Atharvan, - in Tamil Literature till the 13th Century - Meikandar!
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