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'''Pazhamozhi Nanuru''' (Tamil: பழமொழி நானூறு) is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poetic work of [[didactic]] nature belonging to the [[Eighteen Lesser Texts]] (''Pathinenkilkanakku'') anthology of [[Tamil literature]]. This belongs to the 'post [[Sangam period|Sangam]] period' corresponding to between 100 and 500 CE. ''Pazhamozhi Nanuru'' contains 400 poems written by the poet Munrurai Araiyanaar, a [[Jain]]. The poems of ''Pazhamozhi Nanuru''are written in the [[Venpa]] meter. | '''Pazhamozhi Nanuru''' (Tamil: பழமொழி நானூறு) is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poetic work of [[didactic]] nature belonging to the [[Eighteen Lesser Texts]] (''Pathinenkilkanakku'') anthology of [[Tamil literature]]. This belongs to the 'post [[Sangam period|Sangam]] period' corresponding to between 100 and 500 CE. ''Pazhamozhi Nanuru'' contains 400 poems written by the poet Munrurai Araiyanaar, a [[Jain]]. The poems of ''Pazhamozhi Nanuru'' are written in the [[Venpa]] meter. | ||
''Pazhamozhi Nanuru'' employs old Tamil [[proverb]]s to illustrate its messages. The following poem uses the adage that it is impossible to straighten the tail of a dog, as it impossible to control the unchaste mind of a girl by throwing her in prison. | ''Pazhamozhi Nanuru'' employs old Tamil [[proverb]]s to illustrate its messages. The following poem uses the adage that it is impossible to straighten the tail of a dog, as it impossible to control the unchaste mind of a girl by throwing her in prison. | ||
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Pazhamozhi Nanuru (Tamil: பழமொழி நானூறு) is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Eighteen Lesser Texts (Pathinenkilkanakku) anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 and 500 CE. Pazhamozhi Nanuru contains 400 poems written by the poet Munrurai Araiyanaar, a Jain. The poems of Pazhamozhi Nanuru are written in the Venpa meter.
Pazhamozhi Nanuru employs old Tamil proverbs to illustrate its messages. The following poem uses the adage that it is impossible to straighten the tail of a dog, as it impossible to control the unchaste mind of a girl by throwing her in prison.
நிறையான் மிகுகலா நேரிழை யாரைச்
சிறையான் அகப்படுத்தல் ஆகா - அறையோ
வருந்த வலிதினின் யாப்பினும் நாய்வால்
திருந்துதல் என்றுமே இல்.
See also
References
- Mudaliyar, Singaravelu A., Apithana Cintamani, An encyclopaedia of Tamil Literature, (1931) - Reprinted by Asian Educational Services, New Delhi (1983)
- http://tamilnation.org/literature/
- http://tamilnation.org/literature/pathinen/pm0036.pdf Pazhamozhi Nanuru eText at Project madurai
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