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'''Kōthamanār''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: கோதமனார்) was a poet of the [[Sangam period]], to whom 2 verses of the [[Sangam literature]] have been attributed, including verse 15 of the [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]].<ref name="Vedanayagam_Urai">{{cite book<br />
| last = Vedanayagam<br />
| first = Rama<br />
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| title = திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum]<br />
| publisher = Manimekalai Prasuram<br />
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| edition = 1<br />
| date = 2017<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = 27–28<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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==Contribution to the Sangam literature==<br />
Kodhamanar has written a sole Sangam verse, namely, verse 366 of the [[Purananuru]], apart from verse 15 of the [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]].<ref name="SangaIlakkiyam_3">{{cite book<br />
| last = Kowmareeshwari (Ed.)<br />
| first = S. <br />
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| title = அகநானூறு, புறநானூறு [Agananuru, Purananuru]<br />
| publisher = Saradha Pathippagam<br />
| series = Sanga Ilakkiyam<br />
| volume = 3<br />
| edition = 1<br />
| date = August 2012<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = 407<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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===Views on Valluvar and the Kural===<br />
Kodhamanar opines about [[Valluvar]] and the [[Kural text]] thus:{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=23}}<br />
{{cquote|The Brahmans preserve the four Vēdas orally, and never commit them to writing, because if read by all they would be less valued; but the ''Cural'' of Valluvar, though committed to writing and read by all, would nevertheless not lose its value. <small>[Emphasis in original]</small>}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|Tamils|India|Literature|Poetry}}<br />
{{wikisourcelang|ta|திருவள்ளுவமாலை|Tiruvalluva Maalai}}<br />
* [[Sangam literature]]<br />
* [[List of Sangam poets]]<br />
* [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{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 />
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