கம்பன் புனைந்த பாத்திரப் பண்புகள் / The Characteristics of the Characters of Kamban

Kambaramayanam prevails not only as a famous epic but also as a crown of social cohesion, and treasury of Tamil culture. This great production of Kambar has a lot of in-depth thoughts in it. Kambar is always known for his excellency in poetry. He is the emperor of poems who gave us this great epic with a lot of human values as well. Lots of appreciation quotes like "Kalviyil Periyar Kambar", "Kamban Veetu Kattuthariyum Kavipaadum" etc... suites only this great poet. In this epic, he has shown us a lot of emotions, more valuable thoughts etc. Great God like Rama, Great qualities of Lakshman, Sacrificing heart of Barathan and also some of the general things to be followed by the common man are given. Faith in God, sincerity, responsibility, hard work, kindheartedness, etc. Kambaramayanam is one of the sweetest poems and one which is special for the Tamil language. It gives the historical knowledge of Ramayana. It is a different one because lord Rama has taken birth as a human being and also he faced all the struggles and problems to survive in this world. Kambar has given a fantastic characterisation for Lakshman, who is the brother of Rama. He is a very strong person who is ready to give even his soul to his brother. The other brother of Rama was Barathan, who is as equal to Ramar in all aspects and as well King Dhasharadhan is very much proud of his sons. Of course, all this pride holds for Kambar, who gave us this ethical epic poem and a poem which serves as proud evidence for the Tamil language. That's why Ilangovadigal said, "I had never seen a poet like Kambar". Hence, this chapter elucidates the characteristics of the characters of Kamba