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    Lesson 3

    d02133 Karanthai Tinai

        This lesson discusses the various aspects of
    'Karanthai Tinai'. It also examinesthe 13 'turais' or
    steps pertaining to this 'tinai'. 'Karanthai tinai' lays
    down the conduct or behaviour associated with
    'karanthai ozhukkam ' or the act of reclaiming
    the cattle captured by an enemy king. A king who
    lost his cattle to the enemies was bound by duty to
    wage a war and redeem them. This is the theme
    underlying     'karanthai ozhukkam'. The 'karanthai
    maravar' or soldiers wear the 'karanthai' flower when
    they set out to reclaim the cattle seized by the
    vetchi maravar. Hence, the name 'karanthai tinai'.
    Tholkappiar did not classify 'karanthai ozhukkam' as
    a separate 'tinai'. He probably saw it as a
    complement of 'vetchi ozhukkam'. However, in 'Pura
    Porul Venba Malai' 'karanthai ozhukkam' is set down
    as a separate 'tinai'.

        There are 13 stages in 'karanthai ozhukkam' or
    the process of overcoming the enemy and
    recapturing the lost cattle.They are 'karanthai aravam',
    'adaridai selavu', 'por malaithal', 'punnodu varuthal',
    'porkalathu ozhithal', 'aaleri pillai', 'pillai thelivu',
    'pillaiyattu', 'kaiyarunilai', 'nedumozhi kooral', 'pillai peyarchi', 'vetthiyal malibu' and 'kudinilai'. 'Karanthai Aravam'signifies the war cries and noises that arise
    when the karanthai maravar or soldiers gather before
    they set out for the battle. The soldiers follow the
    route by which the vetchi soldiers safely herded
    theraided cattle through the forest. This is called
    'adaridai selavu'. The karanthai soldiers who follow
    the footprints of the cattle confront the vetchi
    soldiers and launch a fierce attack to redeem the
    cattle. This is described in 'por malaithal'. 'Punnodu
    varuthal' speaks of the triumphant return of the
    karanthai soldiers to the great joy of their king.
    The soldiers bear 'vizhuppun' or heroic wounds all
    over their body and are proud of it. Hence, the
    name 'punnodu varuthal' . 'Porkalathu ozhithal' laments
    the heroic death of a karanthai warrior in the
    course of the battle. 'Aaleri pillai' celebrates the
    valour of the young 'karanthai' soldiers who
    successfully overthrow their enemy. The 'karanthai'
    soldier who is wounded in the battlefield is proud of
    it and deems it a great honour. This realization
    is described in 'pillai thelivu'. 'Pillaiyaattu' denotes
    the 'koothu' or dance performed by a triumphant
    'karanthai' soldier, who is likened to a child as he
    knows no fear. The last 3 'tinais' describe certain
    scenes from the battle field. The 'paanar' or the wandering minstrels lamenting the death of a
    'karanthai' soldier who had patronized them is the
    subject of 'kaiyarunilai'. A 'karanthai' soldier waxing
    eloquent about his feats in the battlefield is called 'nedumozhi kooral'. Undaunted by the ill omen cast
    by the 'pillai' or the 'kaarai' bird in the battle field, the karanthai warriors wage a fierce battle and win the
    war. This is called 'pillai peyarchi'. The 'karanthai maravars' extolling the virtues of their king is the
    theme of 'vetthiyal malibu'. Ancestry and lineage of
    the karanthai     king and maravars is also
    celebrated. This is called 'kudinilai'.

புதுப்பிக்கபட்ட நாள் : 01-09-2016 05:07:30(இந்திய நேரம்)