Mamulanar (Tamil: மாமூலனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 31 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 8 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.Template:Sfn
Biography
Manulanar belonged to the Brahmin caste.Template:Sfn Mamulanar has described about the destruction of Pataliputra by River Ganges. However, there was no mention about the event of Patalipura fire of the 1st century CE. These suggest that Mamulanar lived no later than the 1st century BCE.Template:Sfn Also, his writing about the Mauryas and Nandas indicated that he must have lived before 320 BCE.Template:Sfn All his writings are known to contain historical information.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Contribution to the Sangam literature
Mamulanar has written 31 verses, including 1 in Kurunthogai (verse 11), 2 in Natrinai, 27 in Agananuru, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai.Template:Sfn
Views on Valluvar and the Kural
Mamulanar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:Template:Sfn Template:Cquote
See also
Notes
References
- Tirukkural Alagum Amaippum (திருக்குறள் அழகும் அமைப்பும்){{#if:Desikar|, Desikar}. Tamil Valarcchi Iyakkam(1969)
- Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum{{#if:Vedanayagam|, Vedanayagam}. Manimekalai Prasuram(2017)
- Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Asian Educational Services(2001)
- Agananuru, Purananuru{{#if:Kowmareeshwari (Ed.)|, Kowmareeshwari (Ed.)}. Saradha Pathippagam(August 2012)