Though Kannada is grouped among the Dravidian Languages, the Sanskrit and Prakrit is very high in Kannada,as in Telugu, unlike Tamil where the influence of Sanskrit is the least.
And the influence of Tamil can also be seen.
Kannada lends itself for study by being classified into,
Hale Kannada(Old Kannada),
Nadu Kannada(Middle Kannada) and
New Kannada(Modern Kannada).
Put it simply, the coast line of India , more specifically Tamils extended up to Equator.
And this tallies with the descriptions of Tamil Kings in The Mahabharata during the Swayamvar of Draupadi , the reference to Arjuna having married the daughter of a Pandyan King and the mention of Cheran Perunchotruudiyan Neduncheraathan as having fed both the armies of the Panadavas and Kauravas during the Mahabharata War, among other refernces like the Tamil Knings donated Villages for Baramins po perform Vedic Rites daily in the Agraharas, ear marked for them.
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