Kodhamanar
Kōthamanār (Tamil: கோதமனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 2 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 15 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1]
Contribution to the Sangam literature
Kodhamanar has written a sole Sangam verse, namely, verse 366 of the Purananuru, apart from verse 15 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[2]
Views on Valluvar and the Kural
Kodhamanar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:[3]
The Brahmans preserve the four Vēdas orally, and never commit them to writing, because if read by all they would be less valued; but the Cural of Valluvar, though committed to writing and read by all, would nevertheless not lose its value. [Emphasis in original]
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Notes
- Vedanayagam, Rama (2017). திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum] (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Manimekalai Prasuram. pp. 27–28.
- Kowmareeshwari (Ed.), S. (August 2012). அகநானூறு, புறநானூறு [Agananuru, Purananuru]. Sanga Ilakkiyam (in Tamil). 3 (1 ed.). Chennai: Saradha Pathippagam. p. 407.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Robinson, 2001, p. 23.
References
- Edward Jewitt Robinson (2001). Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services.
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