Kowniyanār (
Tamil
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* Tamil language, nati ...
: கவுணியனார்) was a poet of the
Sangam period
The Sangam period or age (, ), particularly referring to the third Sangam period, is the period of the history of ancient Tamil Nadu, Kerala and parts of Sri Lanka (then known as Tamilakam) spanning from c. 6th century BCE to c. 3rd century CE. ...
to whom verse 51 of the
Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Biography
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.
View on Valluvar and the Kural
Kowniyanār has authored verse 51 of the
Tiruvalluva Maalai. He opines about
Valluvar and the
Kural text
The ''Tirukkuṟaḷ'' ( ta, திருக்குறள், lit=sacred verses), or shortly the ''Kural'' ( ta, குறள்), is a classic Tamil language text consisting of 1,330 short couplets, or kurals, of seven words each. The text ...
thus:
See also
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Sangam literature
The Sangam literature (Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், ''caṅka ilakkiyam'';) historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' (Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், ''Cāṉṟōr ceyyuḷ'') connotes ...
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List of Sangam poets
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Tiruvalluva Maalai
Citations
References
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