Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku (Tamil: பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு) is a collection of eighteen poetic works created during the 'post Sangam period' (between 100 - 500 CE). The poems of this collection differ from the earlier works of the Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku, which are the oldest surviving Tamil poetry. The poems are written in the venpa meter and are relatively short in length. Most of the books deal with morals and ethics
Pathinenkilkanakku contains the following books:
Nālaṭiyār
Nāṉmaṇikkaṭikai
Iṉṉā Nāṟpatu
Iṉiyavai Nāṟpatu
Kār Nāṟpatu
Kaḷavaḻi Nāṟpatu
Aintiṇai Aimpatu
Tiṉaimoḻi Aimpatu
Aintinai Eḻupatu
Tiṉaimalai Nūṟṟu Aimpatu
Tirukkuṛaḷ
Tirikaṭukam
Ācārakkōvai
Paḻamoḻi Nāṉūṟu
Ciṟupañcamūlam
Mutumoḻikkānci
Elāti
Kainnilai
English Translations
Patinenkilkkanakku – Works on Akam theme (Includes Six Books) translated by Dr. A. Dakshinamurthy. Publisher: Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 2010.