NEYTHAL THINAI

   NEYTHAL

Sangam literature mentions many ancient conventions followed by tamils. The incredible thing is PORUL MARABU (பொருள் மரபு) also known as THEORY OF THINAI(திணை கோட்பாடு). Ancient tamils had classified the love as AGA PORUL(அகப்பொருள்) and valour as PURA PORUL(புறப்பொருள்). 


AGA PORUL consist seven           
01. KAIKKILAI
02 .KURINJI
03 .MULLAI
04. MARUTHAM
05. NEYTHAL
06. PALAI
07. PERUNTHINAI

 These the middle five(kurunji, mullai, marutham, neythal, palai) describes the love in five different geographies of tamil soil. Each five of these aga porul has three sub divisions.
01. MUTHAL PORUL முதற் பொருள்
02. KARU PORUL கரு பொருள்
03. URI PORUL  உரிபொருள்

MUTHAL PORUL- It shows the geography, seasons, time.
KARU PORUL- It mentions the god, people, animals, birds, trees, flowers, musical instruments, songs, water resource, food, occupation of the particular thinai(land)
URI PORUL- love

NEYTHAL THINAI- seashore

muthal porul
geography - sea and seashore

seasons - kaar(கார்), koothir(கூதிர்), munpani(முன்பனி), pinpani(பின்பனி), 

ilavenil(இளவேனிள்)

time - yerpaadu() sunset i.e., 2.00pm to 6.00 pm

karu porul

god      - varunan வருணண்

people - people named as parathavarபரதவர், serppanசேர்ப்பன், meenavarமீனவர்.

birds    - Siruven kaakaiசிறுவெண் காக்கை, vellan kurugu வெள்ளன் குருகு

animals- suraசுறா (shark), muthalaiமுதலை(crocodile)

village - villages named after pattinam, paakam. eg.; kaveripoompattinam

water source - manar kinaruமணற்கிணறு (well), uvarkuzhi உவர்குழி

flower - KOnguகோங்கு, punnaiபுன்னை, nyaazhalஞாழல், thaazhaiதாழை, adambamஅடம்பம், mundagamமுண்டகம்

trees - punnai, nyaazhal, panaiபணை, thillaiதில்லை, naavalநாவல்.

occupation - fishing, salt cultivating.

musical instrument-
string instrument (yaazh)- vilariyaazhவிளரி யாழ்
membrane instrument - meenkot parai மீன் கோட் பறை, naavaai pambai நாவாய் பம்பை

songs - sevvazhi pann செவ்வழி பண்