Civil Services Examination · ప్రశ్న 44

Which one of the following explains the practice of 'Vattakirutal' as mentioned in Sangam poems?

Kings employing women bodyguards
Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death

సమాధానం చూపించు & వివరణ

సమాధానం: (D) A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death

వివరణ

Vatakkiruttal was ritual fasting unto death, e.g., by a defeated or dishonoured king (Chera Perunchetralathan).