குறிஞ்சிப்பாட்டில் ‘உவமை’ இடைச்சொல்லின் பொருள் ஒப்புமை பயன்பாடு- ஓர் ஆய்வு

A Study on the Use of Simile Connectives in Kurinjippaatu

Abstract

Abstract

Kurinjippaatu is a Sangam-era Tamil literary work. In the Pattuppaattu anthology, Kurinjippaatu is the eighth composition, also known as Perunkurinji. It was composed by the poet Kapilar. The poem belongs to the Kurunji thinai (mountain landscape theme). Here, kurinji refers to the thinai (literary landscape) associated with premarital union. A thinai is the contextual setting in which social behaviour occurs. Kurinji specifically deals with natural unions and the circumstances that lead to such unions.

The purpose of this study is to identify and analyse the use of simile particles in Kurinjippaatu. This is a qualitative literary study. Within the total 261 lines of the poem, 33 similes and 2 internal similes were identified. Selected verses from the Pattuppaattu were examined for this research.

Keywords: Kurinjippaatu, Simile, Internal Similes, Particles.