Volume 3, Issue 1

வாழ்வின் ஒளிவிளக்கு முதுமொழிக்காஞ்சி

Author

முனைவா் சொ. கோதை ஈசுவரி, உதவிப் பேராசிரியா், தமிழ்த்துறை, மன்னா் திருமலை நாயக்கா் கல்லூரி (தன்னாட்சி), பசுமலை, மதுரை

Abstract

ABSTRACT: “The Eighteen Lesser Text” known as “Patinenkilkanaku(Tamil)”was written during the post sangam period in Tamil Nadu.  “Muthumozhikanchi”  belonging to “The Eighteen Lesser texts” remains the tenth jewel in this anthology of poems, “Muthumozhikanchi” is a divison in “Kanchi Thinai” which deals with the ephemeral nature of life.  As the strings of beads in the necklace(Kanchimani-Tamil), Muthumozhikanchi consists of many pieces of advice. This poem was authored by the poet Madurai Kudalur kilar.  It comprises one hundred songs altogether, which is further classified in to a group of ten songs each. Each unit of the ten songs begins with the words “Arkazhi Yulagathu”. This article deals with self discipline, social discipline, means for success, administrative excellence, the wordly truths,the significance of ethics, the extreme of poverty  and the inevitables in life.

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