This can be considered as the first translation in India. And Bhashakautiliyam, a prose written in the 10 th century which is based on the commentary on Kautilya s Arthasastra is the first prose in Malayalam. The collection has 1814 poems in it and it mainly consists of stories from Yudha Kanda of Ramayana. Ramacharitham by Cheeramon, a collection of poems is considered as the oldest Malayalam book available. However in a later stage, we see the influence of different languages such as Tamil, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Portuguese, Dutch, French and English in Malayalam prose. We can reach into a conclusion as K.M George argues that Malayalam can claim as much individuality and as much antiquity as any other member of the Dravidian family. It is also said that the speech of Kerala developed independently and became transformed into Malayalam.
Though Malayalam exhibits the influence of Sanskrit and Tamil in a remarkable degree it has many individual characteristics. There is also an argument that Malayalam is the result of a synthesis of both languages- Sanskrit and Tamil. While some argue that Malayalam had originated from Sanskrit, others argue that it originated from Tamil. The origin of the language is a subject of debate. Some scholars explain that the second word Alam means land.
Some scholars have the opinion that the term Malayalam consists of two words: Mala which means hill and Aazham (deep) which means the sea. Malayalam is one of the Dravidian languages spoken mainly by the inhabitants of the state of Kerala. Before the state formation in 1957, the southern division Thiruvithamcore (Travancore), and the central division Kochi (Cochin) were princely states under the supervision of British rule and the northern division, Malabar which was a part of Madras presidency was directly governed by the British. The state is bordered by Karnataka to the north, Tamil Nadu to the south and the east and the Lakshadweep Sea towards the west. 1 MALAYALAM LITERATURE AND INDIAN CULTURE Kerala is located on the south-western region of the country.
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