உடன்போக்குச் சூழலில் கண்டோர் கூற்று / The Talks of the People at the Situation of Elopement

Abstract

This article gives a vivid picturisation of the common folk who happen to see the eloped lovers on their way and the contempt of the kinsmen and other people for them considering their future. While others express their concern for them, some people speak of the negative consequences following their elopement in the dark, into the jungle and to a remote place where no fortune is found earlier. The verses in Sangam Literature and the grammatical text “Tholkappiyam” speaks of the situation where people speak after the elopement of the hero (Thalaivan) and the heroine (Thalaivi). These ancient treasures of Tamil culture spot how the mother and relatives had an interaction with the people who witnessed it on the way about the lovers. The talk also portrays the statement of the viewers. Hence, this article is based on the objectives, of whether the conversation of the viewers abides by the rules of Tholkappiyam or Sangam Literature? and at what level the witnessed people accept the action of the lovers or thought to have violated the rules.

Keywords

• sangam literature
• tholkappiyam
• elopement
• viewers.