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

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. M. Arokiaswami (1967). The Classical Age of the Tamils. University of Madras. p. 29. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
5. "Tamil - Maatruveli - Ilamaran - Perunthevanar - Book Review". keetru.com.