கரபபரள நககல மரதததணப படலகள / Thematic Aspects of Marutha Thinai Songs

The oldest grammar book in the world is the Tolkappiyam. This book is a treasure of Tamil life a social culture. Classical literature is the clearest example for portraying the traditional morals of ancient Tamils. To identify the antiquity of Tamil society, the ancient life depicted in the Sangam literature serves as the historical root of the Tamils. Ancient lifestyle, culture, civilisation, hospitality and other social and cultural elements of the Tamils are reflected in the Sangam literature. Sangam literature is divided into two parts; one is internal (Agam) and external (Puram). The concept of subjectivity is a tool that helps to organise the oral information of the ethnic group and society. According to Tolkappiyar, the formation of the theory classifies the records of nature in the ethnic group or society. According to the theory of the Tolkappiyar, the songs of the Marutham Songs have three elements; the first, the second and the third are combined to convey romantic moods centred on the love at the heart of the relationship between the hero (Thalaivan) and the heroine (Thalaivi). Natural elements such as the green fields, irrigation and the Vaikarai (Dawn) are the primary subjects. The love of the heroine for the hero, the peace efforts of the friend are the secondary subject and Indra, Marutha tree, Kalani and Palanam are the themes. Thus, the Marutha songs provide excellent literary scenes that integrate the natural life of the ancient Tamils and their love ethics and social norms. The elements of the Marutha songs in Sangam literature are deeply examined with the economic, social and cultural basis as said in Tolkappiyam. The civilisation and agricultural life of the people of Marutha land are reflected in the three themes: first, field, Vaikarai; Karu (worship of Indra, birds, flowers, trees, animals, towns, food, and industry) and Uri (events of marriage). The cultivation activities such as types of rice, water resources such as rivers and ponds, birds like storks, kurugus, and andrils, flowers like lotuses and lilies, trees like Marutham and Kanjimaram and animals like Buffaloes and Otters are mentioned as themes in the Sangam songs. The Marutham songs are cultural documents that reveal the details of the nature-based life of the ancient Tamils. In particular, the theme of the life of the people of Marutham Thinai is based on passion and is intended to restore social environment, economic basis and life practices. The article explains thematic aspects as the basis of Tamil culture and civilisation in the Marutham Thinai songs.