Perunthevanar
Perunthevanar was a Tamil poet who lived during the Third sangam of Tamil. He is a renowned poet who translated Mahabharata to Tamil.
Poems and works
[edit]He had written many poems which was combined in the sangam literature. He had written the poems of Agananuru's 51st poem, Natrinai's 83rd poem and Kurunthokai's 255th poem.[1] He wrote the Kadavul vazhthu for the sangam literatures such as Purananuru, Agananuru, Ainkurunuru, Natrinai etc.[citation needed] Perunthevanar is the great poet who translated Mahabharatha to Tamil.[2][3][4] Perunthevanar is also renowned by the Tamils as "Bharatham paadiya Perunthevanar"[5]
References
[edit]- ^ M Nazir Ali (29 November 2013). Classical Tamil Love Poetry: Ainkurunuru or Five Hundred Short Poems. Partridge Publishing. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-4828-0119-4.
- ^ Surinder Singh; I. D. Gaur (2008). Popular Literature and Pre-modern Societies in South Asia. Pearson Education India. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-81-317-1358-7. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Anvita Abbi; Anthropological Survey of India; Indian Institute of Advanced Study (1994). The Mahābhārata in the tribal and folk traditions of India. Indian Institute of Advanced Study. p. 230. ISBN 978-81-85952-17-8. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ M. Arokiaswami (1967). The Classical Age of the Tamils. University of Madras. p. 29. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Tamil - Maatruveli - Ilamaran - Perunthevanar - Book Review". keetru.com.