Praise your patron make fun of his enemies, you have an elephant waiting as your gift. Those were the times, some kings gifted elephant (something like a Rolls Royce of the day) two poets who impressed them. #sanagam #tamilclassics
Tag: Puram / Heroic Poems
Horse has not returned! Puram 273
A song of desperation. A warrior has not returned. Feeling of his wife is expressed as a beautiful poem.
World is a stage – Puram 29
One of the most famous quotes of Shakespeare to indicate the transient nature of the world by comparing it to stage where actors come in and leave in their turns. But very similar expression has been used by Sangam poet Uraiyūr Muthukannan Sāthanār around 2000 years ago.
Fire Stick – Neruppu Da- Purananuru 315
Avviyar is often the most understood poet in the history of Tamil literature. She is often thought to be an … More
The Good and The Ugly – Purananuru 167
167 நீயே, அமர் காணின் அமர் கடந்து, அவர் படை விலக்கி எதிர் நிற்றலின், வாஅள் வாய்த்த வடு ஆழ் யாக்கையொடு, கேள்விக்கு இனியை; கட்கு இன்னாயே: … More
King who gave his head as a gift!-purananuru-164-165
Kumanan was the chieftain/King of a mountain called Mutiram. His younger brother was jealous of him , so Kumanan gives … More
What is a life without children? – Purananuru 188
Poem believed to be sung by a Pandiya King. While most of us dream of being a king, his poem … More
He rivals the speed of needle – Purananuru 82
82. ஊசி வேகமும் போர் வேகமும்! பாடியவர் :சாத்தந்தையார். பாடப்பட்டோன்: சோழன் போர்வைக்கோப் பெருநற்கிள்ளி. திணை: வாகை. துறை: அரசவாகை. சாறுதலைக் கொண்டெனப், பெண்ணீற்றுற்றெனப் பட்ட மாரி … More
Heroism expressed poetically!-Purananuru 276
Tamils had beautiful skill of being heroic, yet poetic in their verses. This is one of the brilliant examples. Buildup comes natural to these poets!
Auvaiyar sings of Atiyaman- Purananuru 87
If you wonder where the tradition of Hero build up in Tamil cinema(right from Rajni to Simbhu) comes, at the … More
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