POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - THE WARRIOR’S TRUE TRIUMPH
ABOUT THE POEM:
The poem THE WARRIOR’S TRUE TRIUMPH celebrates the ancient Tamil ideal of heroic death in battle and the honor associated with warriorhood. It says that kings who fought bravely and died in combat were truly blessed, and even those who fled battle but later died of illness were symbolically given a warrior’s funeral so that they might attain the same heroic afterlife. However, the poem turns to praise the hero before the speaker—a noble warrior who has not died, but has returned alive bearing glorious battle scars, making him even more admirable as a living symbol of courage…
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