| Tamil |
Sanskrit |
| |
|
| (1)
Primitive and original. |
Derivative. |
(2)
Spoken and living
language
|
Semi-artificial
literary dialect. |
| (3)
Of Lemurian origin. |
Of
Indian Origin. |
(4) Scriptural studies exoteric. |
Scriptural
studies esoteric. |
(5)
Inculcation of cosmopoli-
tanism. |
Division
of society into
numerous castes on the basis
of birth and parentage. |
(6) Admission of all to
asceticism. |
Restriction
of asceticism to
Brahmins. |
(7) Holding higher education
common to all. |
Restriction
of higher education
to Sanskritists. |
(8)
Encouragement of giftsto
all the poor and needy. |
Enjoinment
on the donorsto
give only to the Sans-kritists. |
| (9)
Love of truth. |
Love
of imposture and
plagiarism. |
(10)
Laying of emphasis on
love, as means of attaining
eternal bliss. |
Laying
of emphasis on
knowledge, as means of
attaining union with theuniversal
soul. |
(11)
Having monotheistic
Sai-vism and Vaisnavism as
religions. |
Having
a system of
sacrificesto minor deities as
religion. |
| (12)
Literary descriptionnatural. |
Literary
description imagi-
nary. |