Mullaippāṭṭu

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Mullaippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, celebrated for its depiction of love and separation set against a pastoral landscape.

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Mullaippāṭṭu canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sangam literature work
akam poem
classical Tamil poem
associatedFlora mullai flower
associatedWithDeity Krishna
Mayon
belongsToAnthology Pattuppāṭṭu
culturalContext ancient Tamil society
culturalSignificance important work of classical Tamil love poetry
depicts landscape of forests and pasture
pastoral life
focusesOn heroine waiting for lover
genre love poetry
includesMotif journey
messenger
separation in love
landscapeType mullai
language Tamil
literaryForm long poem
literaryPeriod Sangam period
surface form: Sangam era
literaryTradition Sangam literature
numberInAnthology 10
poeticConvention tinai classification
preservedIn medieval Tamil manuscripts
primaryMood patient waiting
regionOfOrigin Tamilakam
script Tamil script
setting pastoral landscape
studiedIn Tamil literary studies
theme love and separation
tinai mullai tinai

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Sangam literature hasPart Mullaippāṭṭu
Pattuppāṭṭu contains Mullaippāṭṭu