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Antati
A style of verse in Tamil poetry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tamil poetry (Tamil: அந்தாதி, romanized: Antāti) is a unique kind of Tamil poetry, constructed such that the last or ending word of each verse becomes the first word of the next verse.[1]
In some instances, the last word of the series of verses becomes the beginning of the very first verse, thus making the poem "a true garland of verses". The term is a portmanteau, since in Tamil, anta(m) means "end", and ati means "beginning".[2] The Shaiva saint Karaikal Ammaiyar was the first poet to compose an antati.[2]
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Antatis
- Arpudha Tiruvantati by Karaikal Ammaiyar[3]
- Mutal Tiruvantati by Poigai Alvar[4]
- Irantam Tiruvantati by Bhoothath Alvar[5]
- Munram Tiruvantati by Peyalvar[6]
- Tiruvaymoli by Nammalvar
- Kanninun Cirutampu by Madurakavi Alvar
- Abirami Antati by Abirami Pattar[7]
- Saraswati antati by Kambar
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