Literary sources Pandyan dynasty

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although there many instances of pandyas being referred in surviving ancient hindu texts including mahabharata, have no way of determining cogent genealogy of these ancient kings. have connected history of pandyas fall of kalabhras during middle of 6th century.


tamil literary sources

several tamil literary works, such iraiyanar agapporul, mention legend of 3 separate tamil sangams lasting several centuries before christian era , ascribe patronage pandyas.


the sangam poem maduraikkanci mankudi maruthanaar contains full-length description of madurai , pandyan country under rule of nedunj cheliyan iii. nedunalvadai nakkirar contains description of king s palace. purananuru , agananuru collections of 3rd century bce contain poems sung in praise of various pandyan kings , poems composed kings themselves. kalittokai mentions many tamil naga tribes such maravar, eyinar, oliar, oviar, aruvalur , parathavar migrated pandyan kingdom , started living there in third tamil sangam period 2000 years ago.


sanskrit literary sources

sculpture of lord rama


the ramayana makes few references pandyas. instance, when sugriva sends monkey warriors search sita, mentions chera, chola , pandya of southern region. kalidasa s raghuvamsha, epic poem rama s dynasty, states ravana signed peace treaty pandya king.


the mahabharata mentions pandyas number of times. states pandya country located on sea shore, , supplied troops pandava king yudhishthira during war (5:19). pandya king sarangadhwaja commanded 140,000 warriors (7.23). pandya warrior malayadhwaja had one-to-one fight drona s son ashwatthama (8:20). mahabharata mentions tirthas (sacred places) of agastya, varuna , kumari located in pandya country.









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