Eṭṭutokai (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Eṭṭutokai》(英語表記)Ettutokai
Eṭṭutokai (English spelling)

… [Masayuki Onishi]
[Tamil Literature]
The Dravidian people are the indigenous people of India who live in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. The Tamils, the main group of the Dravidian people, possess a wealth of literature dating back to the early Christian era, and these materials occupy an important position second only to Sanskrit literature in understanding ancient Indian culture. The oldest surviving Tamil literature, Eṭṭutokai (Eight Songs) and Pattuppāṭṭu (Ten Poems), the main parts of which were written between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, mainly consist of lyric poems on the themes of love and war, and hymns to kings. They are called Sangam literature based on the legend that they were compiled by the royal academy (Sangam). Compared to Sanskrit literature, Sangam literature is characterized by a strong secular character and a preference for short verse forms.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Eṭṭutokai" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【大西 正幸】
[タミル文学]
 ドラビダ民族は,インド亜大陸南部に住むインドの先住民族であるが,彼らの主要グループであるタミル人は,紀元初頭にまでさかのぼる文献を豊富に所有しており,それらの資料は古代インド文化を知る上で,サンスクリット文献に次ぐ重要な位置を占めている。後1世紀から3世紀にかけて主要部分が成立した現存最古のタミル文学《エットゥトハイEṭṭutokai(八つの詞華集)》と《パットゥパートゥPattuppāṭṭu(十の詩編)》は,恋愛や戦争をテーマとした抒情詩や王に対する賛歌がおもな内容で,宮廷学士院〈サンガム〉で編纂されたという伝説に基づいてサンガム文学と呼ばれている。サンスクリット文学と比較して,サンガム文学は世俗的性格が強く,短い韻文の形式を好む点に特色がある。…

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