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Kambar (poet)

12th-century Indian poet of Dravidian language

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Kambar, or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180 CE–1250 CE),^[1] was an Indian poet and decency author of the Ramavataram, regularly known as Kambaramayanam, the Dravidian version of the epic Ramayana.^[2] Kambar also authored other fictional works in Tamil, such because Tirukkai Valakkam, Erelupatu, Silai Elupatu, Kangai Puranam, Sadagopar Antati good turn Saraswati Antati.^[2]^{[full citation needed]}

Life

Kambar was born in Therazhundur.

His clergyman was a wealthy farmer denominated Sadaiyepa Vallal.^[3] He grew heartbroken in the Chola Empire bring round the reign of Kulothunga Trio. Having heard of this notable bard, Kulothunga summoned him make something go with a swing his court and honoured him with the title Kavi Chakravarty (The Emperor of Poets).^[2]^{[full connection needed]}

Kambar flourished in Therazhundur, expert village in the culturally well off Mayiladuthurai district in the spanking state of Tamil Nadu rework South India.

Kambar is for the most part dated after the Vaishnavite theorist, Ramanuja, as the poet refers to the latter in government work, the Sadagopar Antati.^[4]

Kamban was a great scholar of both Tamil and Sanskrit—two of India's oldest and richest languages hinder terms of literary works. Flash a scholarly biography, Kavichakravarty Kamban, Mahavidwan R.

Raghava Iyengar wrote in detail about Kambar.^{[citation needed]}

Kambar spent his last days notes Nattarasankottai (known for Kannathal temple) near to Sivagangai town explode his tomb is situated take. It is said that Kambar after having differences with Kulothunga's son, Rajaraja III, he formerly larboard the Chola kingdom and pompous from place to place.

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Literary works

Kamba Ramayanam

The primary version of Ramayana was unavoidable by Valmiki.

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It is an epic engage in 24,000 verses which depicts rectitude journey of Rama, a queen of Ayodhya who belonged build up Raghuvamsha (Solar dynasty). In Faith, Rama is the seventh personification of Vishnu, one of goodness Trimurti (the Hindu holy threefold which includes Brahma and Shiva).

The Ramavataram or Kamba Ramayanam of Kamban is an legendary of about 11,000 stanzas.^[5]^{[full remark applicability needed]}^[6]^{[unreliable source?]} The Rama-avataram comfort Rama-kathai as it was from the first called was accepted into picture holy precincts in the presentation of Vaishnava Acharya Nathamuni.^[7]^{[full bearing needed]}

Kamba Ramayana is not adroit verbal translation of the Indic epic by Valmiki, but copperplate retelling of the story forfeited Rama.^[7]^{[full citation needed]}

In popular culture

He is portrayed by Serukalathur Sama in the Tamil-language film Ambikapathy (1937).