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May 15, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Some Theories of Figures of Speech in Kannada, Tamil and Sanskrit: An Overview

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Key Points

  • This article aims to compare theories of figures of speech across Kannada, Tamil, and Sanskrit, highlighting their differences.
  • Literature review of Kannada and Tamil linguistic research
  • Comparison of how each language responded to Sanskrit influence
  • Analysis of foundational elements like grammar, prosody, and poetics.
  • Identified distinct differences in figures of speech between Kannada and Tamil
  • Outlined the influence of Sanskrit on each language specifically in terms of grammar and poetics
  • Demonstrated how these differences reflect broader cultural and linguistic interactions.

Abstract

Tamil and Kannada both belong to the Dravidian family of languages. For several years, Kannada literary scholars have been conducting extensive research into the connections between Tamil and Kannada. There are differences in the ways Kannada and Tamil each encountered and responded to the influence of Sanskrit. Both languages absorbed Sanskrit in different ways. Therefore, the many differences that arose between these languages — belonging to the same Dravidian family — can be identified against the backdrop of grammar, prosody, and poetics. Accordingly, the aim of this article is to compare some theories of figures of speech (ani / alamkāra) against the backgrounds of Kannada, Tamil, and Sanskrit.

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Forschung (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a06b888e7dec685947ab009https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19762051
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