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Perunchithiranār (Tamil: பெருஞ்சித்திரனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 11 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 32 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. [1]
Perunchithiranar brought to light the charity and generous heart of ruler Kumanan. He is known for his courage in the face of his abject poverty. In fact, he exquisitely expressed in poetry the sufferings of his own mother, wife and children because of destitution. Despite his penurious state, he refused the munificence bestowed on him by king Ilaveliman. Perunchithiranar is also praised for his feminist notions, who treated his wife with equity. [2]
Perunchithiranar has written 11 Sangam verses, including 10 in Purananuru (verses 158–163, 207, 208, 237, 238) and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai (verse 32). [2]
Satthanar or Chithalai Satthanar was the Tamil poet who composed the epic Manimekalai. A total of 11 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed to Satthanar, including verse 10 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Arisil Kilar was a Tamil poet of the Sangam period. He has authored 20 verses in the Sangam literature, including verse 13 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Mamulanar 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.
Alangudi Vanganar was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 8 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 53 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Uraiyur Mudhukootthanar, also known as Uraiyur Mudhukootranar, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 9 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 39 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Paranar was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 84 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, besides verse 6 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 13 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 35 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. It is his verse in Tiruvalluva Maalai that bestowed the Kural with the name Vaayurai Vaalthu.
Nanpalūr Sirumēthāviyār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 3 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 20 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Māngudi Maruthanār, also known as Mānkudi Kilār, Madhurai Kānchi Pulavar, and Kānchi Pulavanār, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 13 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 24 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. He was the author of Madurai Kaanchi of the Pathupattu.
Ericchalur Malaadanar, known in full as Kōnāttu Erichalūr Mādalan Madhurai Kumaranār, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 7 verses of the Sangam literature are attributed, including verse 25 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Mōsi Keeranār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 10 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 27 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Kōvūr Kilār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 18 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 38 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Nariverūuth Thalaiyār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 5 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 33 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Uraiyūr Maruthuvan Thāmōtharanār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 6 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 11 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Kārikkannanār, known in full as Kāviripoompattinathu Kārikkannanār, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 10 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 28 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Kōthamanār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 2 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 15 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Ponmudiyār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom four verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 14 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Thoditthalai Viluthandinar was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom a sole verse of the Sangam literature has been attributed, in addition to verse 22 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Nallanthuvanar, also known in full as Madurai Aasiriyar Nallanthuvanar, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 39 verses of the Sangam literature has been attributed, in addition to verse 18 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Mugaiyalur Sirukarunthumbiyar, also known in full as Sonaattu Mugaiyalur Sirukarunthumbiyar, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom two verses of Sangam literature have been attributed, in addition to verse 17 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.