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The Purananuru's reference to Sita being kidnapped by evil king Ravana is the earliest mention of the Ramayana in Tamil literature. [54] [55] The earliest reference to the Epic Ramayana in Tamil literature is found in the Purananuru 378, attributed to the poet UnPodiPasunKudaiyar, written in praise of the Chola king IIamchetchenni.
The earliest commentaries to the Sangam works of Pathittrupatthu, Agananuru, Purananuru, Ainkurunuru, and Paripaadal are examples of notes commentaries. [11] As with most of the ancient Tamil works, not much is known about the authors of these commentaries. [11]
His name Kaniyan implies that he was an Kaala Kanithar (kaala kanitham in Tamil literally means mathematics of date, time and place). Kaniyan was born and brought up in Mahibalanpatti, a village panchayat in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district. He composed two poems in Purananuru and Natrinai.
Mantharan Cheral Irumporai (Tamil: மாந்தரன் சேரல் இரும்பொறை, title "Yanai Katchai", fl. c. 215 CE [1] [4]) was a ruler of the Chera dynasty in early historic south India (c. 1st - 4th century CE). [1] [4] He was a contemporary of the Pandya ruler Nedum Chezhian (II, early 3rd century CE [5]).
Killivalavan is celebrated in eighteen songs by ten different minstrels and himself figures as the author of a poem sung in praise of his friend Pannan who was the chieftain of Sirukudi (Purananuru – 173). Urayur was the capital of Killivalavan (Purananuru – 69).
Thoditthalai Viluthandinar became to be called so owing to the phrase "Thoditthalai Vilutthandu" used in the verse that he composed in Purananuru. [1] This was the only verse that describes the boisterous acts of young men. [2]
Perunchithiranār (Tamil: ... Perunchithiranar has written 11 Sangam verses, including 10 in Purananuru (verses 158–163, 207, 208, 237, 238) ...
Paranar has written about 85 verses, including 17 in Kurunthogai, 12 in Natrinai, 32 in Agananuru, 13 in Purananuru, 10 in Pathitrupathu, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai. [ 2 ] By praising the Chera king Senguttuvan, Paranar received Udambarkaattu Vaari and his son prince Kuttuvan Cheral as 'present'.