Ainthinai Aimpathu (Tamil: ஐந்திணை ஐம்பது) is a
Tamil poetic work belonging to the
Eighteen Lesser Texts
The Eighteen Lesser Texts, known as the Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku ( ta, பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு) in the literature, is a collection of eighteen poetic works mostly created during the 'post Sangam period' (between 100 ...
(''Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku'') anthology of
Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post
Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. ''Ainthinai Aimpathu'' contains fifty poems written by the poet
Kannankoothanaar, who lived in
Madurai.
The poems of, ''Ainthinai Aimpathu'', deal with the ''agam'' (internal) subjects. ''Agam'' in the
Sangam literature denotes the subject matters that deal with the intangibles of life such as human emotions, love, separation, lovers' quarrels, etc. The poems of ''Ainthinai Aimpathu'' are categories into ten poems for each of the five ''thinai'', or
landscape
A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the ...
of Sangam poetry and describe in detail the situation and emotions specific to each landscape. The five landscapes of Sangam poetry are ''mullai'' – forest, ''kurinji'' – mountains, ''marutham'' – farmland, ''paalai'' – arid land and ''neithal'' – seashore.
References
* Mudaliyar, Singaravelu A., Apithana Cintamani, An encyclopaedia of Tamil Literature, (1931) - Reprinted by Asian Educational Services, New Delhi (1983)
* http://tamilnation.org/literature/
* http://tamilnation.org/literature/pathinen/pm0027.pdf ''Ainthinai Aimpathu'' eText at
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