Influence of Sangam Literature on Cilappathikaaram

சிலம்பில் சங்கப் பாடல்களின் தாக்கம்

Abstract

The Sangam literature, known as the Eightfold and the tenfold, portrays love and bravery as two major components of life. Although the meaning and form of Sangam songs have changed and developed over time, its influence continues to spread directly or indirectly in literary works, from scriptures to contemporary cinema songs. Therefore, it is not surprising that Silapathikaram and Manimekala, which appeared in the Sanga Maruvya period after the Sangam period, have Sangam characteristics. A student of the Sangam literature can find that the influence of the Sangam literature is deeply rooted in the language and its social practices are gradually changing. Ilangovadikal are noble people who cherish the things spoken by their ancestors as if they were gold. We can know this by playing some customs followed by Sangam literature.