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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;Nagan Devanar,&#039;&#039;&#039; known in full as &#039;&#039;&#039;Madurai Tamil Koothan Nagan Devanar&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: மதுரைத் தமிழ்க் கூத்தன் நாகன்தேவனார்), was a poet of the [[Sangam period]], to whom a sole verse of the [[Sangam literature]] has been attributed, in addition to verse 12 of the [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]].{{sfn| Vedanayagam |2017|pp=24–25}}<br /> <br /> ==Biography==<br /> Nagan Devanar was born as &quot;Devanar&quot; and lived in [[Madurai]]. He was known for his expertise in the [[Koothu|ancient Tamil theatre]].{{sfn| Kowmareeshwari |2012|p=403}}<br /> <br /> ==Contribution to the Sangam literature==<br /> Nagan Devanar has written a sole Sangam verse—verse 164 of the [[Agananuru]]—apart from verse 12 of the [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]].{{sfn| Kowmareeshwari |2012|p=403}}<br /> <br /> ===Views on Valluvar and the Kural===<br /> Nagan Devanar opines about [[Valluvar]] and the [[Kural text]] thus:{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=25}}<br /> {{cquote|It is no wonder if those who have bathed in the water of a tank abounding with lotus-flowers will not desire to bathe in any other water; but it is a wonder indeed if they who have read Valluvar’s work will desire to read any other work.}}<br /> <br /> ==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 /> <br /> ==Notes==<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 = 24–25 | language = Tamil | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | mr = | zbl = | jfm = | ref={{sfnRef| Vedanayagam, 2017}}}}<br /> * {{cite book | last = Kowmareeshwari (Ed.) | first = S. | author-link = | title = அகநானூறு, புறநானூறு [Agananuru, Purananuru] | publisher = Saradha Pathippagam | series = Sanga Ilakkiyam | volume = 3 | edition = 1 | date = August 2012 | location = Chennai | pages = 403 (Book II) | language = Tamil | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | mr = | zbl = | jfm = | ref={{sfnRef| Kowmareeshwari, 2012}}}}<br /> {{ref end}}<br /> <br /> {{Tamil language}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Madurai Tamil Koothan Nagan Devanar}}<br /> [[Category:Tamil philosophy]]<br /> [[Category:Tamil poets]]<br /> [[Category:Sangam poets]]<br /> [[Category:Tiruvalluva Maalai contributors]]</div>

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