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'''Nappalatthanar''' ([[Tamil language|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]].<ref name="Vedanayagam_Urai">{{cite book<br />
| last = Vedanayagam<br />
| first = Rama<br />
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| title = திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum]<br />
| publisher = Manimekalai Prasuram<br />
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| edition = 1<br />
| date = 2017<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = 64–65<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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==Contribution to the Sangam literature==<br />
Nappalatthanar has written a sole Sangam verse—verse 240 of the [[Natrinai]]—besides verse 47 of the [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]].<ref name="Vedanayagam_Urai"/><ref name="SangaIlakkiyam_1">{{cite book<br />
| last = Kowmareeshwari (Ed.)<br />
| first = S. <br />
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| title = நற்றிணை, ஐங்குறுநூறு [Nattrinai, Aingurunuru]<br />
| publisher = Saradha Pathippagam<br />
| series = Sanga Ilakkiyam<br />
| volume = 1<br />
| edition = 1<br />
| date = August 2012<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = 246 (Book I)<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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===Views on Valluvar and the Kural===<br />
Nappalatthanar opines about [[Valluvar]] and the [[Kural text]] thus:{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=25}}<br />
{{cquote|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.}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|Tamils|India|Literature|Poetry}}<br />
{{wikisourcelang|ta|திருவள்ளுவமாலை|Tiruvalluva Maalai}}<br />
* [[Sangam literature]]<br />
* [[List of Sangam poets]]<br />
* [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{cite book |author=Edward Jewitt Robinson |title=Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings |url=https://archive.org/details/tamilwisdomtradi0000robi|year=2001 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |location = New Delhi|edition = |isbn= |ref={{sfnRef|Robinson, 2001}}}}<br />
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