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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Sangam literature}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Akkārakkani Nacchumanār&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: அக்காரக்கனி நச்சுமனார்) was a poet of the [[Sangam period]] to whom verse 46 of the [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]] is ascribed.<br /> <br /> ==Biography==<br /> Akkārakkani Nacchumanār was a poet belonging to the late Sangam period (between 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE). The term &#039;&#039;Akkārakkani&#039;&#039; denotes the Hindu god [[Vishnu]]. Thus, he is believed to have been a follower of [[Vaishnavism]].{{sfn|Vedanayagam, 2017|pp=63–64}}<br /> <br /> ==View on Valluvar and the Kural==<br /> Akkārakkani Nacchumanār wrote verse 46 of the [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]].{{sfn|Vedanayagam, 2017|pp=63–64}} He opines about [[Valluvar]] and the [[Kural text]] thus:{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=22}}<br /> <br /> {{cquote|The moon full of Kalei (the whole of her face being illuminated) pleases the external eyes, in like manner as the &#039;&#039;[[Tirukkural|Cural]]&#039;&#039; full of Kalei (knowledge) pleases the intellectual eyes; but nevertheless she cannot be compared to Valluvar&#039;s production, for she is neither spotless, nor does she retain her form and splendour unchanged like it.}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{wikisourcelang|ta|திருவள்ளுவமாலை|Tiruvalluva Maalai}}<br /> * [[Sangam literature]]<br /> * [[List of Sangam poets]]<br /> * [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]]<br /> <br /> ==Citations==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{ref begin}}<br /> * {{cite book |author=Edward Jewitt Robinson |title=Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings |url=https://archive.org/details/tamilwisdomtradi0000robi|year=2001 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |location = New Delhi|edition = |isbn= |ref={{sfnRef|Robinson, 2001}}}}<br /> * {{cite book | last = Vedanayagam | first = Rama | author-link = | title = திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum] | publisher = Manimekalai Prasuram | series = | volume = | edition = 1 | date = 2017 | location = Chennai | pages = | language = Tamil | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | mr = | zbl = | jfm = |ref={{sfnRef|Vedanayagam, 2017}} }}<br /> {{ref end}}<br /> <br /> {{Portalbar|Tamils|India|Literature|Poetry}}<br /> {{Tamil language}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Akkaarakkani Nacchumanar}}<br /> [[Category:Tamil philosophy]]<br /> [[Category:Tamil poets]]<br /> [[Category:Sangam poets]]<br /> [[Category:Tiruvalluva Maalai contributors]]</div>

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