Agattiyam, according to mentions in Sangam Literature, was the first known book on Tamil grammar. This was supposedly written by the sage Agastya, and believed to be lost beyond redemption. No authentic text from this work has been found so far and hence its existence is a matter of conjecture. The sage Agastya, according to Hindu legends, brought the Tamil language and its syntax to the Dravidian Tamil people from the god Siva.

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  • Agattiyam, according to mentions in Sangam Literature, was the first known book on Tamil grammar. This was supposedly written by the sage Agastya, and believed to be lost beyond redemption. No authentic text from this work has been found so far and hence its existence is a matter of conjecture. The sage Agastya, according to Hindu legends, brought the Tamil language and its syntax to the Dravidian Tamil people from the god Siva. Tolkappiyar (epithet), the author of Tolkappiyam, which is believed to be the oldest extant Tamil grammar, is held to be a disciple of Agastya.
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  • Agattiyam, according to mentions in Sangam Literature, was the first known book on Tamil grammar. This was supposedly written by the sage Agastya, and believed to be lost beyond redemption. No authentic text from this work has been found so far and hence its existence is a matter of conjecture. The sage Agastya, according to Hindu legends, brought the Tamil language and its syntax to the Dravidian Tamil people from the god Siva.
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