Yashodhara Kaviyam is one of the five minor epic poems of Sangham literature.
Description
It consists of 320 verses divided into 5 chapters. It was written by a Jain author Vel of Vennaval. It was conposed in the 14th century. The Jain influence can be seen through the prayers in this epic. Its considered as a traditional Jain work, and involves the concepts of humanity being condemned to an endless cycle of birth.
References
- Division, Publications. INDIA: SOCIETY RELIGION AND LITERATURE IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PERIODS. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2191-1.
- Tamil̲ilakkiya vakaimaiyiyal (in Tamil). Ulakat Tamil̲ārāycci Nir̲uvan̲am. 2005. p. 375.
- Ramakrishna, G.; Gayathri, N.; Chattopadhyaya, Debiprasad (1983). An Encyclopaedia of South Indian Culture. K.P. Bagchi. p. 542. ISBN 978-0-8364-1188-1.
- Mother India: Monthly Review of Culture. Sri Aurobindo Ashram. 2006. p. 304.
- Chellappan, K. (1985). Shakespeare and Ilango as Tragedians: A Comparative Study. Tamil University. p. 55.
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