Name: மணிமேகலை
Rating: 3.83 (123 reviews)
Author: சீத்தலைச் சாத்தனார்
ISBN: 9788184934472

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Manimekalai

Author: சீத்தலைச் சாத்தனார் Author: என். சொக்கன்

3.83/5 · 100+ ratings

A second-century Tamil verse epic reflects the ancient culture of India in the story of a beautiful young dancer who abandons her future as a courtesan in order to dedicate her life to the pursuit of "the bright light of knowledge"

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user_10578

★ 5/5

He has done a nice job. It's a classical book wrote in the form of poem and he just wrote it in a story form to understand for the present generation people'.

user_10577

★ 1/5

An insight into the mindset of gutter-minded tamils

user_10576

★ 1/5

1 page

user_10575

★ 4/5

மிக எளிமையான தமிழில் எழுதப்பட்ட அருமையான படைப்பு.

user_10574

★ 2/5

Manimekala by seethalai sathanar.but mr.n.sokkan has written in a novelform.this is good to understand even it has many characters.author could've make it more interesting.good attempt...

user_10573

Didn't read this version yet.

user_10572

★ 4/5

Good Storytelling. A book dwelling on morals and incarnations ! good for light reading

user_10571

★ 3/5

I enjoyed reading the story, but didn't really like the writing itself. The fact that the same simile is used to describe every woman in the story and it's used on almost every page got really annoying after about 30 pages. Considering how old this book is though, I can't complain too much

user_10570

★ 3/5

A philosophy narrated through a story Aligned to Budhist and other religions that existed in India Found some errors like Ilango adigal referred as brother of chola king Myself having great regard for my mother language Tamil, still want to say it in the right than otherwise....

user_10569

★ 5/5

அருமையான படைப்பு அருமையான படைப்பு. ஐம்பெரும் காப்பிய்களில் ஒன்று. படிக்க படிக்க சுவாரசியம். மிக எழிய தமிழில் எழுதப்பட்டுள்ளது. என் பெண்குழந்தைக்கு இந்த புத்தகத்தில் இருந்து தான் பெயர் தேர்ந்தெடுத்தேன்.

user_10568

★ 4/5

If you know to read Tamil, I suggest you read this book. Not as interesting as Silapadhikaram but it was good with too many short stories and sub-plots.

user_10567

★ 3/5

The complete review of the book https://youtu.be/wnUrBPqKarQ

user_10566

★ 5/5

மாதவிக்கும் கோவலனுக்கும் பிறந்தவள் மணிமேகலை. கணிகை பெண்களின் வம்சத்தில் பிறந்த மணிமேகலை தன்னை நேசித்த சோழ இளவரசன் உதயகுமரனை துறந்து, பின்னர் புத்தமத துறவியாக மாறி சாகவரம் பெறுகிறாள். மணிபல்லவத்தில் அட்சயபாத்திரத்தை கையில் ஏந்தி துன்புற்றோர் பசியை மணிமேகலை தீர்த்து, காவேரிப்பட்டிணத்தில் அறவண அடிகள் உதவியோடு புத்த நெறிகளை உணர்கிறாள். மணிமேகலை இல்லாநேரத்தில் இந்திர விழா நடத்த மன்னன் தவறியதால் மணிமேகலா தெய்வத்தின் கோபத்தால் புகார் நகர் கடலில் மூழ்குகிறது. சீத்தலை சாத்தனார் எழுதிய மணிமேகலையின் கதை வடிவம் இப்புத்தகம். முதல் புத்த காவியம் எளிதான உரைநடையில் :)

user_10565

★ 1/5

One of the five legendary works in Tamil - portrays women in the jaw dropping way (that physical beauty is the highest quality to be sought for in women) - women being made to feel guilt of rape while the guy flies as if he has done the most noble act - time again a woman has no other choice but to adorn/change/behave like a man to avoid advances Religion - like every other religion the one that self-follows is the best- rest are shit I can't believe this is considered a great work - No offence to the translator - I'm not wasting my time in the pursuit of original transcript. - Highly disappointed.

user_10564

★ 4/5

Manimekhalaï is one of the most interesting characters written in mythology. While the epic itself is not free from reducing women’s ideals to being just a ‘chaste wife’ who should follow their husbands to the funeral pyre, the protagonist actually subverts this ‘ideal’ and chooses her own path. Silapathikaaram and Manimegalai are unique, and are in contrast to the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha. In the latter two Sanskrit works, a 'man’s world' is depicted with men driving everything, and woman, without meaningful agency, are caught in this whirlwind of (toxic) masculinity. However, the Tamil works feature a variety of female characters that demonstrate meaningful agency to navigate this 'man’s world'. , in particular, is refreshingly unique to portray a young women (who was supposed to be a courtesan), who chooses monkhood and serves the downtrodden, all while battling with her feelings for the Prince she loved. This also is the only ancient epic I’ve read that talks extensively about poverty and particularly hunger and the agony of hunger. This epic venerates characters such as Aaputhiran and Manimekhalaï, because they wanted to feed others and made it their lives’ work. Philosophically, almost everything Manimekhalaï articulated resonated with me.

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