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    Lesson 4

    D02134 Vanchi Tinai

        This lesson highlights the various aspects of
    ‘Vanchi tinai’. ‘Vanchi’ is the third ‘tinai’ listed in
    ‘Puraporul Venba Malai’. ‘Vanchi tinai’ is the parallel
    of ‘ mullai tinai’ in agam literature. ‘Vanchi tinai’
    codifies the ‘vanchi ozhukkam’ in the context of
    war.‘Vanchi ozhukkam’ concerns wars waged    by
    kings in order to expand their kingdom or to subdue
    a rebellious neighbouring king who refuses to pay
    tax. The ‘maravars’ or soldiers who set out to
    capture an enemy kingdom wear ‘vanchi’ flowers
    as a symbol of aggression.‘Vanchi tinai’ enumerates
    the various stages in such an attack and sets down
    the behaviour appropriate in this context. There are
    20 ‘turais’ in ‘vanchi tinai’.The 20‘turais’ describe the
    successive stages in the whole process of attacking
    an enemy kingdom for territorial expansion. Beginning
    with the thundering war cries that arise when the
    vanchi maravars get ready for the war, the various
    turais trace the progress of the battle to its
    triumphant end. Some turais also portray important
    scenes from the battle field.The vanchi ozhukkam
    codified through some of these turais are:

    • ‘Vanchi aravam’which describes the resounding war
    cries that split the skies when the different battalions
    get ready for war.

    • ‘Kudai nilai’, ‘vaal nilai’ and ‘kottravai nilai’ which
    speak of the rituals that are     performed by the
    king on behalf of his troops before they set out to
    the battle field. These rituals signify good omen and
    are performed to invoke the blessings of god.

    • ‘Kottra vanchi’, ‘kottra vallai’, ‘peraan vanchi’ and
    ‘maaraaya vanchi’ that describe the virtues of the
    ‘vanchi’ king. His greatness, valour and munificence
    towards the ‘vanchi maravars’ are extolled.

    • ‘Nedumozhi vanchi’ and ‘mudumozhi vanchi’ that are
    about the courage of the ‘ vanchi’ soldiers and the
    greatness of their ancestors.

    • The ‘ vanchi maravars’ who set fire to the towns
    they capture and plunder all the     wealth. The 2
    ‘turais’ - ‘uzhapula vanchi’ and ‘mazhapula vanchi’
    depict this.

    • It was customary for ‘Paanars’ or wandering
    minstrels to enter the battlefield,and sing in praise
    of the king who won the war. In return, the king
    showered gifts on them. This is the theme of
    ‘kodai vanchi’.

    • Fearing the might of the ‘vanchi’ king and
    concerned about the safety of his subjects, the
    enemy king sometimes brings the war to a quick end
    by agreeing to the terms of the ‘vanchi king’.This
    is described in ‘kuru vanchi’.

    • ‘Oruthani nilai’ and ‘thazhinji’ which mirror the
    emotions and feelings of individual soldiers in the
    middle of the battlefield.

    • The encampment of the ‘vanchi’ king, the
    atmosphere surrounding it and the emotional state of
    the ‘vanchi’ king who is in command there are
    described in ‘paasarai turai’.

    • ‘Peruvanchi’ that speaks of the uncontrollable anger
    of the vanchi king towards his enemy.

    • In order to boost the morale of his troops and
    to show his love for them, the ‘vanchi’ king partakes
    of the food cooked for them.This is the theme of
    ‘perunchotrunilai’.

    • ‘Nallisai vanchi’ which celebrates the greatness of
    the triumphant ‘vanchi’ king and these are the turais
    of vanchi tinai.

புதுப்பிக்கபட்ட நாள் : 01-09-2016 05:09:01(இந்திய நேரம்)