Pazhamozhi Nanuru (Tamil: பழமொழி நானூறு) is a
Tamil poetic work of
didactic
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nature belonging to the
Eighteen Lesser Texts (''Pathinenkilkanakku'') anthology of
Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post
Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 and 500 CE. ''Pazhamozhi Nanuru'' contains 400 poems written by the poet Munrurai Araiyanaar, a
Jain. The poems of ''Pazhamozhi Nanuru'' are written in the
Venpa meter.
''Pazhamozhi Nanuru'' employs old Tamil
proverbs to illustrate its messages. The following poem uses the adage that it is impossible to straighten the tail of a dog, as it impossible to control the unchaste mind of a girl by throwing her in prison.
நிறையான் மிகுகலா நேரிழை யாரைச்
சிறையான் அகப்படுத்தல் ஆகா - அறையோ
வருந்த வலிதினின் யாப்பினும் நாய்வால்
திருந்துதல் என்றுமே இல்.
See also
*
Tamil Jain
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/pm0036.pdf ''Pazhamozhi Nanuru'' eText at
Project madurai
Sangam literature
Jain texts
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