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  | birth_date      = Uncertain; probably between 6th century BCE and 1st century CE
  | birth_date      = Uncertain; probably around 6th century BCE.
  | birth_place      = [[Mahibalanpatti]], [[Sivaganga district]], Tamil Nadu, [[India]]
  | birth_place      = [[Mahibalanpatti]], [[Sivaganga district]], Tamil Nadu, [[India]]
  | main_interests  = [[Ethics]], [[ahimsa]], [[justice]], [[virtue]], [[politics]], [[education]], [[family]], [[friendship]], [[love]]
  | main_interests  = [[Ethics]], [[ahimsa]], [[justice]], [[virtue]], [[politics]], [[education]], [[family]], [[friendship]], [[love]]
  | notable_works    = [[Purananuru]] <br/> [[Naṟṟiṇai]]
  | notable_works    = [[Purananuru]] <br/> [[Naṟṟiṇai]]
  | notable_ideas    = [[Secular ethics|Common ethics]] and [[Secular morality|morality]]
  | notable_ideas    = [[Secular ethics|Common ethics]] and [[Secular morality|morality]]
| influences    = [[Sangam literature|Early Sangam literature]]
| influenced    = Virtually all subsequent [[Indian philosophy|Indian]], especially [[South India]]n, [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]]
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'''Kaniyan Poongunranar''', also '''Poongundranar''' or '''Pungundranar''' ({{indic|lang=ta|indic=கணியன் பூங்குன்றனார்|trans=Kaṉiyan Pūngunṟanār}}), was an influential [[Tamil people|Tamil]] philosopher from the [[Sangam age]] between 6th century BCE and 1st century CE.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/why-pm-modi-quoted-ancient-tamil-poet-kaniyan-pungundranar-at-un-meet-2108445|title=Why PM Modi Quoted Ancient Tamil Poet Kaniyan Pungundranar At UN Meet}}</ref> His name Kaniyan implies that he was an Kaala Kanithar ([[astronomer]]) (''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 [[Puṟanāṉūṟu]] and [[Natrinai]]. His famous Tamil quote "Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir" is at present depicted in the [[United Nations Organisation]].<ref>His poems never praised any kings as that was a practice on those times.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/united-nations-day-celebrated/article3066317.ece|title=United Nations Day celebrated|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-06-27|language=en}}</ref> [[G. G. Ponnambalam]] concluded his 1966 address to the 21st session of the [[United Nations General Assembly]] by invoking this quote.<ref>United Nations General Assembly, Twenty First Session, Official Records, 1446th Plenary Meeting, 18 October 1966, New York.  http://undocs.org/en/A/PV.1446</ref> [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|A. P. J Abdul Kalam]]  was the first one to quote this famous quote in European Union [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXW5oi0_epg Historical Speech by Abdul Kalam in European Union] and the another one is [[Narendra Modi]] who quoted it in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pr9ZFajui4 74th Session of the UN General Assembly]. The first musical form of Yaadhum Oore poem by composer [[Rajan Somasundaram]] was chosen as the theme song of 10th [[World Tamil Conference]] from the album [[Sandham: Symphony Meets Classical Tamil]] and was featured in Amazon's Top#10 International Music albums.<ref>https://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=2290362</ref>
'''Kaniyan Poongunranar''', also '''Poongundranar''' or '''Pungundranar''' ({{indic|lang=ta|indic=கணியன் பூங்குன்றனார்|trans=Kaṉiyan Pūngunṟanār}}), was an influential [[Tamil people|Tamil]] [[Just-world fallacy|Just World]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dheivegam.com/theethum-nandrum-pirar-thara-vaara-meaning-in-tamil/|title=தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர் தர வாரா பொருள் Theethum nandrum pirar thara vaara meaning in Tamil}}</ref> philosopher from the [[Sangam age]] from around 6th century BCE.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/why-pm-modi-quoted-ancient-tamil-poet-kaniyan-pungundranar-at-un-meet-2108445|title=Why PM Modi Quoted Ancient Tamil Poet Kaniyan Pungundranar At UN Meet}}</ref> His name Kaniyan implies that he was an Kaala Kanithar ([[astronomer]]) (''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]].


==Purananuru==
==Purananuru (Verse 192)==
{| class="wikitable" style="max-width:70em;"
!Tamil
!Tamil Romanization
!English Paraphrase
|-
|யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர்
|Yātum ūrē yāvarum kēḷir
|style=max-width:20em;| Every city is your city. Everyone is your kin.
|-
|தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர்தர வாரா
|tītum naṉṟum piṟartara vārā
|style=max-width:20em;| We are responsible for our own success or failure, not others!


<poem>
|-
யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர்
|நோதலும் தணிதலும் அவற்றோ ரன்ன
தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர்தர வாரா
|nōtalum taṇitalum avaṟṟō raṉṉa
நோதலும் தணிதலும் அவற்றோ ரன்ன
|style=max-width:20em;| Nor do suffering and end of suffering.
சாதலும் புதுவது அன்றே, வாழ்தல்
இனிதென மகிழ்ந்தன்றும் இலமே முனிவின்
இன்னா தென்றலும் இலமே, மின்னொடு
வானம் தண்துளி தலைஇ யானாது
கல் பொருது மிரங்கு மல்லல் பேரியாற்று
நீர்வழிப் படூஉம் புணைபோல் ஆருயிர்
முறை வழிப் படூஉம் என்பது திறவோர்
காட்சியில் தெளிந்தனம் ஆகலின், மாட்சியின்
பெரியோரை வியத்தலும் இலமே,
சிறியோரை இகழ்தல் அதனினும் இலமே. (புறம்: 192)
</poem>


<poem>
|-
To us all towns are our own, everyone is our kin,  
|சாதலும் புதுவது அன்றே,  
Life's good comes not from others' gifts, nor ill,  
|cātalum putuvatu aṉṟē,
Pains and pain's relief are from within,
|style=max-width:20em;| There is nothing new in death.
Death's no new thing, nor do our bosoms thrill
When joyous life seems like a luscious draught.
When grieved, we patient suffer; for, we deem
This much-praised life of ours a fragile raft
Borne down the waters of some mountain stream
That o'er huge boulders roaring seeks the plain
Tho' storms with lightning's flash from darkened skies.
Descend, the raft goes on as fates ordain.
Thus have we seen in visions of the wise!
We marvel not at the greatness of the great;  
Still less despise we men of low estate.
</poem>
Kaniyan Poongundran, ''Purananuru'' - 192<br />
(Adapted from translation by [[George Uglow Pope|G.U.Pope]], 1906)


==Cosmopolitanism==
|-
|வாழ்தல் இனிதென மகிழ்ந்தன்றும் இலமே முனிவின்
|vāḻtal iṉiteṉa makiḻntaṉṟum ilamē muṉiviṉ
|style=max-width:20em;| Thinking that living is sweet, we do not rejoice in it.
 
|-
|இன்னா தென்றலும் இலமே, மின்னொடு
|iṉṉā teṉṟalum ilamē, miṉṉoṭu
|style=max-width:20em;| Even less do we say, that to live is miserable!
 
|-
|வானம் தண்துளி தலைஇ யானாது
|vāṉam taṇtuḷi talai'iyāṉātu
|style=max-width:20em;| Through the vision of those who have understood
 
|-
|கல் பொருது மிரங்கு மல்லல் பேரியாற்று
|kal porutu miraṅku mallal pēriyāṟṟu
|style=max-width:20em;| we know that life, with its hardship, makes its way like a raft
 
|-
|நீர்வழிப் படூஉம் புணைபோல் ஆருயிர்
|nīrvaḻip paṭū'um puṇaipōl āruyir
|style=max-width:20em;| riding the water of a huge and powerful river roaring
 
|-
|முறை வழிப் படூஉம் என்பது திறவோர்
|muṟai vaḻip paṭū'um eṉpatu  tiṟavōr
|style=max-width:20em;| without pause as it breaks against rocks because the clouds
 
|-
|காட்சியில் தெளிந்தனம் ஆகலின், மாட்சியின்
|kāṭciyil teḷintaṉam ākaliṉ,māṭciyiṉ
|style=max-width:20em;| crowded with bolts of lightning pour down their cold drops of rain,
 
|-
|பெரியோரை வியத்தலும் இலமே,
|periyōrai viyattalum ilamē,
|style=max-width:20em;| and so we are not amazed at those who are great,
 
|-
|சிறியோரை இகழ்தல் அதனினும் இலமே
|ciṟiyōrai ikaḻtal ataṉiṉum ilamē
|style=max-width:20em;| even less do we despise the weak!
|}
<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hart |first1=George L. |last2=Heifetz |first2=Hank |author-link= |date=1999 |title=The four hundred songs of war and wisdom : an anthology of poems from classical Tamil : the Puṟanāṉūṟu|url=https://archive.org/details/fourhundredsongs00 |location=New York |publisher=Columbia University Press |page= |isbn=978-0-231-11562-9}}</ref>
 
 
=== Themes ===
 
==== Cosmopolitanism ====
Poongundranar rejected division of mankind into various categories and emphasised the universality of all humans.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pillai|first=Jaya|title=Educational system of the ancient Tamils|year=1972|publisher=South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Pub. Society|location=Tirunelveli}}</ref> The Tamil bards and intellectuals of the time of Poongundranar and those preceding his age considered that all humans, whatever their rank or station in life, were alike.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ma̲raimalaiyạtikạl|title=Ancient and modern Tamil poets|year=1971|publisher=South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Pub. Society|location=Tirunelveli}}</ref>
Poongundranar rejected division of mankind into various categories and emphasised the universality of all humans.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pillai|first=Jaya|title=Educational system of the ancient Tamils|year=1972|publisher=South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Pub. Society|location=Tirunelveli}}</ref> The Tamil bards and intellectuals of the time of Poongundranar and those preceding his age considered that all humans, whatever their rank or station in life, were alike.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ma̲raimalaiyạtikạl|title=Ancient and modern Tamil poets|year=1971|publisher=South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Pub. Society|location=Tirunelveli}}</ref>


==Natural law==
==== Natural law ====
Poongundranar states that the wooden log is carried by the water in its direction and similarly postulates that everything in life will also follow [[karma]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Civacaṅkari|title=Knit India Through Literature: The South|publisher=Eastwest Books|location=1998|pages=288}}</ref> This he calls 'Way of Order'({{indic|lang=ta|indic=முறை வழி|trans=muṟai vazhi}}).
Poongundranar states that the wooden log is carried by the water in its direction and similarly postulates that everything in life will also follow [[karma]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Civacaṅkari|title=Knit India Through Literature: The South|publisher=Eastwest Books|location=1998|pages=288}}</ref> This he calls 'Way of Order'({{indic|lang=ta|indic=முறை வழி|trans=muṟai vazhi}}).


===Principles of the Way of Order===
==== Principles of the Way of Order ====
Throughout his poem, Poongundranar lays down the principles of his version of [[natural law]]. The first part of the poem deals with the basic principles of the 'Way of Order'({{indic|lang=ta|indic=முறை வழி|trans=muṟai vazhi}}) which is his term for [[natural law]].
Throughout his poem, Poongundranar lays down the principles of his version of [[natural law]]. The first part of the poem deals with the basic principles of the 'Way of Order'({{indic|lang=ta|indic=முறை வழி|trans=muṟai vazhi}}) which is his term for [[natural law]].


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*Death is a natural part of the cycle of life, it is not new. Hence, this life must be made use of to its full potential.
*Death is a natural part of the cycle of life, it is not new. Hence, this life must be made use of to its full potential.


===Allegory of the raft===
==== Allegory of the raft ====
Poongundranar further goes onto explain these principles with an example of a raft.
Poongundranar further goes onto explain these principles with an example of a raft.


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*He concludes that since everyone's life is like the raft's journey, it is irrational to magnify the பெரியோ[ர்] (accomplished people) and even worse to diminish சிறியோ[ர்](less accomplished people), because everyone goes through similar tribulations whatever their social estate might be.
*He concludes that since everyone's life is like the raft's journey, it is irrational to magnify the பெரியோ[ர்] (accomplished people) and even worse to diminish சிறியோ[ர்](less accomplished people), because everyone goes through similar tribulations whatever their social estate might be.


==Influence==
=== Influence ===
Kaniyan Poongundranar's ''Yathum oore'' poem has been declared as the theme song of the 10th [[World Tamil Conference]] scheduled in Chicago. American composer [[Rajan Somasundaram]] has given the first music form for the 2000-year-old poetry. It has been sung by Academy nominated singer [[Bombay Jayashri]] and [[Karthik (singer)]] among other international artists.<ref>https://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=2290362</ref>
Poongundranar was extremely influential in the revivalist [[Self-respect movement]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Bharathi |first=S. Lakshmirathan |title=History and growth of rationalist movement in Thamizh Naadu}}</ref> The sentence "Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir" has been adopted as the motto of the [[World Tamil Conference|World Thamizh Confederation]] to represent [[Tamil people]].{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
 
The quote "Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir" is at present depicted in the [[United Nations Organisation]].<ref>His poems never praised any kings as that was a practice on those times.{{Cite news |title=United Nations Day celebrated |language=en |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/united-nations-day-celebrated/article3066317.ece |access-date=2017-06-27}}</ref> [[G. G. Ponnambalam]] concluded his 1966 address to the 21st session of the [[United Nations General Assembly]] by invoking this quote.<ref>United Nations General Assembly, Twenty First Session, Official Records, 1446th Plenary Meeting, 18 October 1966, New York.  http://undocs.org/en/A/PV.1446</ref> [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|A. P. J Abdul Kalam]]  was the first one to quote this famous quote in European Union [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXW5oi0_epg Historical Speech by Abdul Kalam in European Union], another one is [[Narendra Modi]] who quoted it in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pr9ZFajui4 74th Session of the UN General Assembly].
   
   
Poongundranar was extremely influential in the revivalist [[Self-respect movement]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bharathi|first=S. Lakshmirathan|title=History and growth of rationalist movement in Thamizh Naadu}}</ref> The first sentence of his poem has been adopted as the motto of the [[World Tamil Conference|World Thamizh Confederation]] to represent [[Tamil people]].{{fact|date=August 2020}}
The first musical form of Yaadhum Oore poem was composed by composer [[Rajan Somasundaram| Raleigh Rajan]] and was chosen as the theme song of 10th [[World Tamil Conference]]. It has been sung by Academy nominated singer [[Bombay Jayashri]] and [[Karthik (singer)]] among other international artists.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dinamalar.com/news/tamil-nadu-news/news/2290362 | title=உலக கலைஞர்களின், கணீர் குரலில் உலகத் தமிழ் ஆராய்ச்சி மாநாட்டு பாடல் | date=4 June 2019 }}</ref> It was part of the album [[Sandham: Symphony Meets Classical Tamil]] and became commercially successful, featuring in Amazon's Top#10 International Music albums.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/538018-thiruvarur-youth-s-international-achievement-symphony-music-for-famous-sangam-tamil-songs.html | title=புகழ்பெற்ற சங்கத் தமிழ்ப் பாடல்களுக்கு சிம்பொனி இசை! | date=20 Feb 2020 }}</ref>
 
== Natrinai (Verse 226) ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Tamil
!Tamil Romanization
!English Paraphrase
|-
|"மரஞ்சா மருந்தும் கொள்ளார் மாந்தர்
உரம் சாச் செய்யார் உயர்தவம் வளம் கெடப்
 
பொன்னும் கொள்ளார் மன்னர் நன்னுதல்
 
நாந்தம் உண்மையின் உளமே அதனால்
 
தாம் செய் பொருளன அறியார் தாம் கசிந்து
 
என்றூழ் நிறுப்ப நீளிடை ஒழியச்
 
சென்றோர் மன்ற நம் காதலர் என்றும்
 
இன்ன நிலைமைத்து என்ப
 
என்னோரும் அறிப இவ்வுலகத்தானே".
|"Marañcā maruntum koḷḷār māntar
uram cāc ceyyār uyartavam vaḷam keṭap
poṉṉum koḷḷār maṉṉar naṉṉutal
nāntam uṇmaiyiṉ uḷamē ataṉāl
tām cey poruḷaṉa aṟiyār tām kacintu
eṉṟūḻ niṟuppa nīḷiṭai oḻiyac
ceṉṟōr maṉṟa nam kātalar eṉṟum
iṉṉa nilaimaittu
eṉpa eṉṉōrum aṟipa ivvulakattāṉē".
|The Hero asks permission from the Lady Love for seeking wealth.
The Lady Love refuses.
She goes on to explain to her friend
who is a good man,
who is a good king and what is superior.
We are good because he is.
(Wouldn't the nut be pleasing if he broke up)
So he himself did not realize the usefulness of the thing he was doing.
Is he going to go the long way of burning the sweat-soaked sun,
is it fair to say I'm been here and my boyfriend went?
She says everyone knows that there should be no division, no matter what condition they live in, in the world. Indicates wilting in order of separation.
|}


==See also==
==See also==
 
{{Portal|Tamils|India|Literature|Poetry}}
* [[Sangam literature]]
* [[Sangam literature]]
* [[List of Sangam poets]]
* [[List of Sangam poets]]
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Kaniyan Pungundranar
BornUncertain; probably around 6th century BCE.
Mahibalanpatti, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, India
Notable work
Purananuru
Naṟṟiṇai
RegionMahibalanpatti, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, India
Main interests
Ethics, ahimsa, justice, virtue, politics, education, family, friendship, love
Notable ideas
Common ethics and morality

Kaniyan Poongunranar, also Poongundranar or Pungundranar (Tamil: கணியன் பூங்குன்றனார், Kaṉiyan Pūngunṟanār ?), was an influential Tamil Just World[1] philosopher from the Sangam age from around 6th century BCE.[2] His name Kaniyan implies that he was an Kaala Kanithar (astronomer) (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.

Purananuru (Verse 192)[edit | edit source]

Tamil Tamil Romanization English Paraphrase
யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர் Yātum ūrē yāvarum kēḷir Every city is your city. Everyone is your kin.
தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர்தர வாரா tītum naṉṟum piṟartara vārā We are responsible for our own success or failure, not others!
நோதலும் தணிதலும் அவற்றோ ரன்ன nōtalum taṇitalum avaṟṟō raṉṉa Nor do suffering and end of suffering.
சாதலும் புதுவது அன்றே, cātalum putuvatu aṉṟē, There is nothing new in death.
வாழ்தல் இனிதென மகிழ்ந்தன்றும் இலமே முனிவின் vāḻtal iṉiteṉa makiḻntaṉṟum ilamē muṉiviṉ Thinking that living is sweet, we do not rejoice in it.
இன்னா தென்றலும் இலமே, மின்னொடு iṉṉā teṉṟalum ilamē, miṉṉoṭu Even less do we say, that to live is miserable!
வானம் தண்துளி தலைஇ யானாது vāṉam taṇtuḷi talai'iyāṉātu Through the vision of those who have understood
கல் பொருது மிரங்கு மல்லல் பேரியாற்று kal porutu miraṅku mallal pēriyāṟṟu we know that life, with its hardship, makes its way like a raft
நீர்வழிப் படூஉம் புணைபோல் ஆருயிர் nīrvaḻip paṭū'um puṇaipōl āruyir riding the water of a huge and powerful river roaring
முறை வழிப் படூஉம் என்பது திறவோர் muṟai vaḻip paṭū'um eṉpatu tiṟavōr without pause as it breaks against rocks because the clouds
காட்சியில் தெளிந்தனம் ஆகலின், மாட்சியின் kāṭciyil teḷintaṉam ākaliṉ,māṭciyiṉ crowded with bolts of lightning pour down their cold drops of rain,
பெரியோரை வியத்தலும் இலமே, periyōrai viyattalum ilamē, and so we are not amazed at those who are great,
சிறியோரை இகழ்தல் அதனினும் இலமே ciṟiyōrai ikaḻtal ataṉiṉum ilamē even less do we despise the weak!

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Themes[edit | edit source]

Cosmopolitanism[edit | edit source]

Poongundranar rejected division of mankind into various categories and emphasised the universality of all humans.[4] The Tamil bards and intellectuals of the time of Poongundranar and those preceding his age considered that all humans, whatever their rank or station in life, were alike.[5]

Natural law[edit | edit source]

Poongundranar states that the wooden log is carried by the water in its direction and similarly postulates that everything in life will also follow karma.[6] This he calls 'Way of Order'(Tamil: முறை வழி, muṟai vazhi ?).

Principles of the Way of Order[edit | edit source]

Throughout his poem, Poongundranar lays down the principles of his version of natural law. The first part of the poem deals with the basic principles of the 'Way of Order'(Tamil: முறை வழி, muṟai vazhi ?) which is his term for natural law.

  • Every human of every town is of the same value because they are கேளிர் (related). Hence, all people should be bound by one, same moral and legal code.
  • நன்று (good) and தீது (evil) do not come from others. Hence, humans are liable for both the pleasure and suffering they feel.
  • Death is a natural part of the cycle of life, it is not new. Hence, this life must be made use of to its full potential.

Allegory of the raft[edit | edit source]

Poongundranar further goes onto explain these principles with an example of a raft.

  • He compares birth to lightning, suggesting it can happen spontaneously anywhere.
  • He gives an example of a raft which is allegorical to human life going downstream a steep hill, having a perilous journey through boulders and faces its climax just as in திறவோர் காட்சியில் (lit. Wisemen's vision means fate) which is death.
  • He concludes that since everyone's life is like the raft's journey, it is irrational to magnify the பெரியோ[ர்] (accomplished people) and even worse to diminish சிறியோ[ர்](less accomplished people), because everyone goes through similar tribulations whatever their social estate might be.

Influence[edit | edit source]

Poongundranar was extremely influential in the revivalist Self-respect movement.[7] The sentence "Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir" has been adopted as the motto of the World Thamizh Confederation to represent Tamil people.[citation needed]

The quote "Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir" is at present depicted in the United Nations Organisation.[8] G. G. Ponnambalam concluded his 1966 address to the 21st session of the United Nations General Assembly by invoking this quote.[9] A. P. J Abdul Kalam was the first one to quote this famous quote in European Union Historical Speech by Abdul Kalam in European Union, another one is Narendra Modi who quoted it in 74th Session of the UN General Assembly.

The first musical form of Yaadhum Oore poem was composed by composer Raleigh Rajan and was chosen as the theme song of 10th World Tamil Conference. It has been sung by Academy nominated singer Bombay Jayashri and Karthik (singer) among other international artists.[10] It was part of the album Sandham: Symphony Meets Classical Tamil and became commercially successful, featuring in Amazon's Top#10 International Music albums.[11]

Natrinai (Verse 226)[edit | edit source]

Tamil Tamil Romanization English Paraphrase
"மரஞ்சா மருந்தும் கொள்ளார் மாந்தர்

உரம் சாச் செய்யார் உயர்தவம் வளம் கெடப்

பொன்னும் கொள்ளார் மன்னர் நன்னுதல்

நாந்தம் உண்மையின் உளமே அதனால்

தாம் செய் பொருளன அறியார் தாம் கசிந்து

என்றூழ் நிறுப்ப நீளிடை ஒழியச்

சென்றோர் மன்ற நம் காதலர் என்றும்

இன்ன நிலைமைத்து என்ப

என்னோரும் அறிப இவ்வுலகத்தானே".

"Marañcā maruntum koḷḷār māntar

uram cāc ceyyār uyartavam vaḷam keṭap poṉṉum koḷḷār maṉṉar naṉṉutal nāntam uṇmaiyiṉ uḷamē ataṉāl tām cey poruḷaṉa aṟiyār tām kacintu eṉṟūḻ niṟuppa nīḷiṭai oḻiyac ceṉṟōr maṉṟa nam kātalar eṉṟum iṉṉa nilaimaittu eṉpa eṉṉōrum aṟipa ivvulakattāṉē".

The Hero asks permission from the Lady Love for seeking wealth.

The Lady Love refuses. She goes on to explain to her friend who is a good man, who is a good king and what is superior. We are good because he is. (Wouldn't the nut be pleasing if he broke up) So he himself did not realize the usefulness of the thing he was doing. Is he going to go the long way of burning the sweat-soaked sun, is it fair to say I'm been here and my boyfriend went? She says everyone knows that there should be no division, no matter what condition they live in, in the world. Indicates wilting in order of separation.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர் தர வாரா பொருள் Theethum nandrum pirar thara vaara meaning in Tamil".
  2. ↑ "Why PM Modi Quoted Ancient Tamil Poet Kaniyan Pungundranar At UN Meet".
  3. ↑ Hart, George L.; Heifetz, Hank (1999). The four hundred songs of war and wisdom : an anthology of poems from classical Tamil : the Puṟanāṉūṟu. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11562-9.
  4. ↑ Pillai, Jaya (1972). Educational system of the ancient Tamils. Tirunelveli: South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Pub. Society.
  5. ↑ Ma̲raimalaiyạtikạl (1971). Ancient and modern Tamil poets. Tirunelveli: South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Pub. Society.
  6. ↑ Civacaṅkari. Knit India Through Literature: The South. 1998: Eastwest Books. p. 288.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. ↑ Bharathi, S. Lakshmirathan. History and growth of rationalist movement in Thamizh Naadu.
  8. ↑ His poems never praised any kings as that was a practice on those times."United Nations Day celebrated". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  9. ↑ United Nations General Assembly, Twenty First Session, Official Records, 1446th Plenary Meeting, 18 October 1966, New York. http://undocs.org/en/A/PV.1446
  10. ↑ "உலக கலைஞர்களின், கணீர் குரலில் உலகத் தமிழ் ஆராய்ச்சி மாநாட்டு பாடல்". 4 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "புகழ்பெற்ற சங்கத் தமிழ்ப் பாடல்களுக்கு சிம்பொனி இசை!". 20 February 2020.
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