Nappalatthanar (Tamil: நப்பாலத்தனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom a sole verse of the Sangam literature has been attributed, in addition to verse 47 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1]
Contribution to the Sangam literature
editNappalatthanar has written a sole Sangam verse—verse 240 of the Natrinai—besides verse 47 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1][2]
Views on Valluvar and the Kural
editNappalatthanar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:[3]
Valluvar has lighted a lamp for dispelling the darkness from the hearts of those who live in the world; having virtue for its bowl, wealth for its wick, pleasure for its oil, the fire of expression for its flame, and the short stanza for its stand.
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ a b Vedanayagam, Rama (2017). திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum] (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Manimekalai Prasuram. pp. 64–65.
- ^ Kowmareeshwari (Ed.), S. (August 2012). நற்றிணை, ஐங்குறுநூறு [Nattrinai, Aingurunuru]. Sanga Ilakkiyam (in Tamil). Vol. 1 (1 ed.). Chennai: Saradha Pathippagam. pp. 246 (Book I).
- ^ Robinson, 2001, p. 25.
References
edit- Edward Jewitt Robinson (2001). Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services.