ஆய்வு நோக்கில் நற்றிணைப் பாடல்களின் அமைப்பும் பகுப்பும்

Abstract

The Sangam literatures of the exalted and classical Tamil language serve as a time mirror reflecting the culture of the Sangam-era Tamils. In Tamil literature, the Ettuthokai (Eight Anthologies) and Pathuppaattu (Ten Idylls) hold a special place, history, and value. A unique feature of these works is that they were composed by more than four hundred poets. Among the Sangam literatures, the Narrinai holds a distinctive place of its own. The aim of this article is to examine the structure and classification of the Narrinai.

In this article, all the poems of the Narrinai have been classified based on the number of lines, the types of statements, the number of poets—particularly the number of women poets—and the thematic landscape (thinai). Furthermore, it has been established, with supporting evidence, that the statements of the thozhi (female friend) are predominant in the Narrinai.