கபபய இலககயஙகளல பணகளன வழவயல / Lives of Women in Epic Literature

The epics are a treasure of verses that show the truths of the ancient civilization of a country before the eyes of the people who have come after it for a long time. The meaning of these epics is that they are life-like paintings that illustrate the truths. The Tamil epics that narrate the ancient history of Tamil Nadu are “Silappadhikaram” and “Manimekalai”. There are many epics in the Tamil language. However, the five major epics namely Silappadhikaram, Manimekalai, Jeevaga Chinthamani, Valyapathi and Kundalakesi are special. Of these, Silappadhikaram and Manimekalai embrace the history of Tamil Nadu. In this, the protagonist of Silappadhikaram is Kannagi, and the protagonist of Manimekalai is Manimekalai. These two epics have been made into epics focusing on women. The purpose of this essay is to explain the life situations of Kannagi, Manimekalai, Manimekalai's mother and Madhavi, who are the heroines of the epics Silapathikaram and Manimekalai. The life stages mentioned in this are entwined with the life stages of Kannagi, Madhavi and Manimekalai. Manimegalai is an epic which is a continuation of Silapathikaram. This article studies the lives of women in Tamil epic literature.