- Source: Sona Saila Maalai
The Sona Saila Maalai is a collection of one hundred stanzas (Venpaas) in Tamil written by the 17th-century poet and philosopher Siva Prakasar.
The poems
The hundred poems were compiled to illustrate various patterns of Tamil grammar. Each poem of Sona saila maalai is generally named after its first few words.
Poet
Siva Prakasar, a Tamil philosopher, sage, and poet, lived at the end of 17th century.