Volume 7, Issue 7

ஐங்குறுநூற்றில் பாணர் | The paanar in Ainkurunooru

Author

D. Sudha Researcher (Ref. No. 07069/Ph.D. Department of Tamil Studies Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli, India

Abstract

Among the artists identified through Sangam literary songs, the Paanars (bards) hold a prominent position. Known for playing the Yazh (a stringed instrument) and receiving gifts for their singing, they appear in royal courts, as mediators resolving conflicts between lovers (the hero and heroine), as guides to fellow Paanars, and as entertainers who bring joy to warriors in battlefields. However, in the Ainkurunooru (a Sangam anthology), the portrayal of Paanars differs slightly. In these verses, Paanars are not depicted primarily as artists but rather as messengers used to reconcile quarrels between lovers. As a result, they are sometimes described in a derogatory manner using terms such as “liar, uncultured, and shameless.” Furthermore, these songs reveal that Paanars also engaged in fishing as an occupation and sold the fish they caught...

Keywords: Sangam literature, Ainguru Hundred, Aga paadal, musician , yazh

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