Puranaanooru 63 – Ruins of war
Sangam Lit
English - December 05, 2022 04:28 - 5 minutes - 4.72 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsBooks Arts History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we hear of all that's ruined on a battlefield, as depicted in Sangam Literary work, Puranaanooru 63, penned about the Chera King Kudakko Neduncheralathan and Chozha king Verpahradakkai Peruviral Killi by the poet Paranar. Set in the category of ‘Thumbai Thinai’ or ‘battle of two kings’, the verse details the state of the animals, objects and people at the end of a tragic war.