The Colas c11.70
The Cōḷas c11.70
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c11.70
Tiru-māvaḷavan had the misfortune of being pilloried in song by an irate poet who was kept waiting too long for a gift. In a song of great power and beauty,⁸⁷ the angry bard proudly declares that his race has a greater regard for the poverty of small discerning chieftains than for the vain pomp of heartless monarchs.