Kodhamanar

Kōthamanār (Tamil: கோதமனார்) 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.^[1]

Contribution to the Sangam literature

Kodhamanar has written a sole Sangam verse, namely, verse 366 of the Purananuru, apart from verse 15 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.^[2]

Views on Valluvar and the Kural

Kodhamanar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:^[3]

The Brahmans preserve the four Vēdas orally, and never commit them to writing, because if read by all they would be less valued; but the Cural of Valluvar, though committed to writing and read by all, would nevertheless not lose its value. [Emphasis in original]

See also

• Tamils portal
• India portal
• Literature portal
• Poetry portal

• Sangam literature
• List of Sangam poets
• Tiruvalluva Maalai