Nariverūuth Thalaiyār (Tamil: நரிவெரூஉத் தலையார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 5 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 33 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1]
Biography
editNariveruvu Thalaiyar was known for his sickness, which was cured by the Chera king Cheraman Karuvuraeriya Olvat Kopperuncheral Irumporai.[2] His head was said to be frightening enough to scare away a carcass-scavenging jackal, hence the given name.[1]
Contribution to the Sangam literature
editNariveruvu Thalaiyar has written 5 Sangam verses, including 2 in Kurunthogai (verses 5 and 236), 2 in Purananuru (verses 5 and 195), and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai (verse 33).[2]
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. 48–49.
- ^ a b Kowmareeshwari (Ed.), S. (August 2012). குறுந்தொகை, பரிபாடல், கலித்தொகை [Kurunthogai, Paripadal, Kalitthogai]. Sanga Ilakkiyam (in Tamil). Vol. 2 (1 ed.). Chennai: Saradha Pathippagam. p. 440.