Tamil literature is box of surprises. This proverb is just not the kind you would expect in Tamil especially post Sangam.
The proverb tells about superiority of importance one’s own action over that of prayer and luck.
Tag: palamozhi
Don’t beg as a crowd – Palamozhi Naanooru
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Capture an Elephant with an Elephant – Palamozhi Naanooru 29
Use of Kumki elephants referenced in Thirukkural and Palamozhi Naanooru
Dont mind going to hell! – Palamozhi Nanooru 288
This is an interesting poem from Palamozhi nanooru. Palamozhi nanooru is stuctured in such way that last line of the poem is Palamozhi (proverb) and the poet uses first two lines to describe a story or usage of the proverb. This proverb tells about protecting family and what Yudhishtra did to save his family.
