Malaipadukadām

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Malaipadukadām is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era renowned for its vivid portrayal of mountainous landscapes, tribal life, and romantic love.

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Malaipadukadām canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sangam literature work
akam poem
classical Tamil poem
associatedLandscape kurinji
author Perunkunrur Kilar
collection Ten Idylls of Sangam literature
countryOfOrigin India
culturalContext early historic Tamil society
depicts forests
hilly terrain
hospitality of hill people
hunting practices
lovers’ separation and union
tribal customs
waterfalls
wildlife
focusesOn economy of hill tribes
exchange between hill and plains people
life of mountain chieftains
genre landscape poetry
love poetry
influence later Tamil landscape descriptions
language Tamil
literaryDevice metaphor
simile
vivid imagery
literaryPeriod Sangam period
surface form: Sangam era
literaryTradition akam–thinai landscape system
meter akaval
notableFor ethnographic detail of hill communities
integration of love theme with ecology
numberOfLines 583
partOf Pattuppāṭṭu
preservedIn medieval palm-leaf manuscripts
primaryTheme mountainous landscapes
romantic love
tribal life
region Tamilakam
religiousReferences Murugan worship
hero-stones and ancestor worship
script Tamil script
setting mountain region of Tamilakam
studiedIn Tamil literary studies
textualForm single long poem
thinai kurinji thinai
timeOfComposition circa early centuries CE
titleMeaning “The Garland of Hills”

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Sangam literature hasPart Malaipadukadām
Pattuppāṭṭu contains Malaipadukadām