Kerala Paaniniiyam by A.R. Raja Raja Varma is a classic in Malayalam Grammatical literature. In the late 19th and Early 20th centuries there were no compeers to A.R. in any of the South Indian Languages. A.R. had an analytical mind. Though well versed in Paaniniiyam, he did not follow it blindly. Whereever Paaniniiyam was not found applicable he took an independent course of analysis. The English translation of Kerala Paaniniiyam by Dr. C.J. Roy enhances the merit of the original providing an unambiguous understanding of it with maximum accuracy. An excellent translation of a difficult but most valuable text.]

Prologue1. Malayalam, the land and Language ...1 2. Periodisation ...353. Alphabet System ...474. Phonemic Changes ...59SandhiClassification of Sandhi ...71Parts of Speech ...93Base and Suffixes ...106Noun1. Gender ...1092. Number ...1173. Case ...1284. Pseudo Case ...1415. Case relationships ...1476. Derived Nouns ....160Verb1. Base Forms ...1672. Nature ...1683. Tense ...1684. Manner ...1945. Usages ...2016. Causative ...2037. Noun Base ...2118. Obsolete Forms ...2149. Auxiliary Verbs ...21510. Negation ...22411. Additive ...23212. Secondary Verbs ...23313. Subordinate Verbs ...238Modifiers ...267Suggestive Utterances ...273Syntax 1. Sentence ...2772. Compound Words ...286Etymology ...295Appendix 1. Base Forms ...3092. Dictionary of Technical terms ...327