The categories are the patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku ("the eighteen greater text series") comprising  Ettuthogai (or Ettuttokai, "Eight Anthologies") and the Pattuppāṭṭu ("Ten Idylls").
The categories are the eighteen greater text series ("the eighteen greater text series") comprising Ettuthogai (or Ettuttokai, "Eight Anthologies") and the Pattuppāṭṭu ("Ten Idylls").