Royal Attributes as Reflected in Caṅkam Poetry
A figure of the ancient Tamil king occupies the central place in the division of the old Tamil poetry called puṟam. Along with his qualities as a warrior and a generous patron, his material attributes are described by poets. Many of them represent formal signs of royal power. The role of such objec...
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oai:doaj.org-article:7ca4455834d54396b5098162940cf8e82021-11-27T12:53:10ZRoyal Attributes as Reflected in Caṅkam Poetry10.12797/CIS.15.2013.15.161732-09172449-8696https://doaj.org/article/7ca4455834d54396b5098162940cf8e82021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/1557https://doaj.org/toc/1732-0917https://doaj.org/toc/2449-8696 A figure of the ancient Tamil king occupies the central place in the division of the old Tamil poetry called puṟam. Along with his qualities as a warrior and a generous patron, his material attributes are described by poets. Many of them represent formal signs of royal power. The role of such objects as the royal scepter, the parasol and the drum is analyzed, their symbolic meaning is discussed. A special stress is laid on the connection of Tamil kings with plants. The role of chaplets made of flowers and the importance of ‘guarding trees’ are revealed. The traces of development of the poetic usage from a simple cliché to more complicated images are pointed out. Alexander DubyanskiyKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticlecaṅkam poetryTamil kingsroyal signssymbolic plantsIndo-Iranian languages and literaturePK1-9601Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, OceaniaPL1-8844ENCracow Indological Studies, Vol 15 (2021) |
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A figure of the ancient Tamil king occupies the central place in the division of the old Tamil poetry called puṟam. Along with his qualities as a warrior and a generous patron, his material attributes are described by poets. Many of them represent formal signs of royal power. The role of such objects as the royal scepter, the parasol and the drum is analyzed, their symbolic meaning is discussed. A special stress is laid on the connection of Tamil kings with plants. The role of chaplets made of flowers and the importance of ‘guarding trees’ are revealed. The traces of development of the poetic usage from a simple cliché to more complicated images are pointed out.
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