Tolkappiyar

“ Speech organs The raising air-stream originating at the lungs, inflated by the action of diaphragm abides and reinforced at the chest, larynx and pharynx and touches the teeth, lips, tongue, nose and palate, at different places, in distinct ways and by various manner produces sound, with the eight organs, as we know. ”

“ Speech organs, functions of organs, places of sound vibration,
21 verses
First section, verses 83 to 103
Translation
Notes
The first numbers at the end of the each translation of the verse
denote the serial number of the verse of the section
and the succeeding second one denotes the serial number of the verse of the chapter of source-book. ”