Kār Nāṟpatu

Kaar Narpathu (Tamil: கார் நாற்பது) is a Tamil poetic work belonging to the Eighteen Lesser Texts (Pathinenkilkanakku) anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Kar Narpathu contains forty poems written by the poet Kannankoothanaar, who lived in Madurai.

The poems of Kaar Narpathu deal with the agam (internal) subjects. In the Sangam literature, agam refers to subjects that explore the intangible aspects of life, such as human emotions, love, separation, and lovers' quarrels. Many of the poems in Kaar Narpathu depict the heroine being comforted by a friend who describes the beauty of the rainy season (the Tamil word "Kaar" means "rain").^[1]

References

^ "Tamil Language & Tamil Literature - தமிழ் மொழி, தமிழ் இலக்கியம், தமிழ் இலக்கனம்". tamilnation.org. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

Mudaliyar, Singaravelu A., Apithana Cintamani, An encyclopaedia of Tamil Literature, (1931) - Reprinted by Asian Educational Services, New Delhi (1983)
http://tamilnation.org/literature/pathinen/pm0029.pdf Kar Narpathu eText at Project madurai

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[1] "Tamil Language & Tamil Literature - தமிழ் மொழி, தமிழ் இலக்கியம், தமிழ் இலக்கனம்". tamilnation.org. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

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