Which of the following ancient Sangam poetic anthologies belongs to the Ettuthokai (Eight Anthologies) corpus and consists of four hundred poems composed by numerous poets detailing love and societal norms within the Akam literary tradition?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Akananuru translated as the four hundred poems of interior life is part of the classical Ettuthokai collection focusing on human emotions and romantic love within specific ecological landscapes known as Thinai. Purananuru deals primarily with external matters such as heroism, warfare, and philanthropy. Pattinappalai is an extensive poem dedicated to the Chola port city of Puhar. Classical Tamil prosody divides literature strictly into Akam interior themes and Puram exterior themes.