Which one of the following explains the practice of βVattakirutal’ as mentioned in Sangam poems?Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β [2023]
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The correct answer is: A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death. In Sangam literature, 'Vattakirutal' refers to the practice where a defeated king would commit ritual suicide by fasting to death after losing a battle, as a way to preserve his honor.
The correct answer is: A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death.
In Sangam literature, ‘Vattakirutal‘ refers to the practice where a defeated king would commit ritual suicide by fasting to death after losing a battle, as a way to preserve his honor.
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