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    Lesson 5

    d02135 Kanchi Tinai

        This lesson outlines the characteristic features
    of ‘kanchi tinai’ and examines the 21 ‘turais’ that fall
    under it. Like ‘vanchi tinai’, ‘kanchi tinai’ also deals
    with war. When an enemy attacks, it is the foremost
    duty of a king to protect his people. The efforts
    of a king to successfully resist the aggression of
    the enemy and vanquish the enemy constitute the
    ‘ozhukkam’ underlying the ‘kanchi tinai’. Kings who
    fight to resist enemy invasion usually wear garlands
    made of kanchi flowers as opposed to the vanchi
    flowers worn by kings who invade another
    country. Hence, the name ‘kanchi tinai’.

        There are 21 ‘turais’ in ‘kanchi tinai’ . They are
    ‘kanchi adirvu’, ‘thazhinji’, ‘ padai vazhakku’,
    ‘perungkanchi’ ‘vaal selavu’, ‘kudai selavu’, ‘vanchina
    kanchi’, ‘ pookol nilai’ , ‘thalaikanchi’, ‘thalaimaarayam’,
    ‘thalaiyodu mudithal’, ‘marakanchi’, ‘peinilai’, ‘pei
    kanchi’, ‘thotta kanchi’, ‘thodaa kanchi’, ‘mannai
    kanchi’, ‘katkanchi’, ‘aanji kanchi’, ‘magatpaar kanchi’
    and ‘munaikadi munniruppu’.

        • ‘Kanchi adirvu’,‘thazhinji’,‘padai vazhaku ’and
    ‘perungkanchi’ reflect the behaviour of the ‘kanchi
    maravars’ or soldiers in the battlefield. They speak
    of the indomitable spirits of the soldiers and the
    courage with which they confront the enemy.

        •In response to the‘vanchi’ king’s call for war
    the ‘kanchi’king rides towards the battlefield with his
    sword and royal parasol to confront the enemy.
    This is portrayed in ‘vaal selavu’ and ‘kudai selavu’.

        •Before he sets out to the battlefield, the
    enraged ‘kanchi’ king swears that he would vanquish
    the enemy. This is depicted in ‘vanchina kanchi’.

        • ‘Pookol nilai’ describes the ritual of the
    ‘kanchi’ king giving ‘kanchi’ flowers to his soldiers
    beforethe battle,thereby urging them to courageously
    resist the enemy invasion.

        • ‘Thalaikanchi’ speaks of the tribute paid to
    a brave ‘kanchi maravan’ or soldier who is beheaded
    in the battle.

        • Thalaimaarayam’ talks about the honour
    bestowed by the king on a soldier who carried the
    head of a fellow soldier who died bravely in the
    battlefield.

    • ‘Thalaiodu mudithal’ depicts the intense anguish
    of a wife who loses her husband in the
    battlefield. Though her husband’s body is battered
    beyond     recognition, she identifies him by
    his head .Proud that her husband had laid down
    his life for the
    country, she also dies.

    • ‘Marakanchi’ speaks of the remarkable valour
    displayed by the ‘kanchi soldiers’ in the battlefield.
    Through their courage they add glory to their
    ancestors renowned for their heroism.

    • ‘Peinilai’,     ‘Peikanchi’,     ‘Thottakanchi’     and
    ‘Thodakanchi’ speak of the spirits that haunt
    the battle field which is strewn with dead and
    wounded soldiers.

    • ‘Mannai Kanchi’ extols the greatness of a ‘kanchi
    soldier’who dies in the battle field. It laments his
    death and celebrates his virtues.

    • ‘Katkanchi’ describes the ritual of the ‘kanchi king’
    honouring his soldiers by offering them ‘kal’
    ie - toddy.

    • ‘Aanji Kanchi’ depicts the plight of awoman
    who loses her husband in the battlefield. Unable to
    bear the separation from her husband she jumps
    into the funeral pyre and gives up her life.

    • Sometimes when a ‘kanchi king’ loses the
    battle, the triumphant ‘vanchi king’     demands
    his daughters hand in marriage. The plight of
    a    ‘kanchi king’     who fears that the
    ‘vanchi king’ may ask for his daughter’s    hand is
    described in ‘magatpaal kanchi’.

    • ‘Munaikadi Munniruppu’ recounts the ‘kanchi king’
    successfully chasing the ‘ vanchi king’ and his allies
    from the battlefield.

புதுப்பிக்கபட்ட நாள் : 01-09-2016 05:10:36(இந்திய நேரம்)