Kowniyanār (Tamil: கவுணியனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period to whom verse 51 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Biography edit
Kowniyanār was a poet belonging to the late Sangam period that corresponds between 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE. Not much is known about him.[1]
View on Valluvar and the Kural edit
Kowniyanār has authored verse 51 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1] He opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:[2]
The short distichs which the learned poet Valluvar has composed in order that we may know the ancient right way, are sweet to the mind to meditate on; sweet to the ear to hear; and sweet to the mouth to repeat; and they moreover form a sovereign medicine to promote good and prevent evil actions.
See also edit
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Citations edit
- ^ a b Vedanayagam, 2017, pp. 68–69.
- ^ Robinson, 2001, p. 23.
References edit
- Edward Jewitt Robinson (2001). Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services.
- Vedanayagam, Rama (2017). திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum] (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Manimekalai Prasuram.
