Cilappatikāram

E202771

Tamil epic poem ancient Indian literary work classical Tamil literature

Cilappatikāram is a classical Tamil epic poem that narrates the tragic story of Kannagi and is considered one of the greatest works of ancient Tamil literature.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Silappatikaram	11
Cilappatikāram canonical	2
Cilappatikaram	1
Silappadikaram	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1802528 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cilappatikāram
Context triple: [Sangam literature, notableWork, Cilappatikāram]

A. Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
B. Manimekalai
Manimekalai is a classical Tamil Buddhist epic poem, traditionally attributed to the poet Sīthalai Sāttanār, that continues the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter and explores themes of renunciation and compassion.
C. Mullaippāṭṭu
Mullaippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, celebrated for its depiction of love and separation set against a pastoral landscape.
D. Pattuppāṭṭu
Pattuppāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poetic anthology comprising ten long idylls that are among the earliest and most important works of Sangam literature.
E. Tirumurai
Tirumurai is the twelve-volume collection of sacred Tamil Shaivite devotional hymns that forms a central scripture of South Indian Shaivism.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cilappatikāram
Target entity description: Cilappatikāram is a classical Tamil epic poem that narrates the tragic story of Kannagi and is considered one of the greatest works of ancient Tamil literature.

A. Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
B. Manimekalai
Manimekalai is a classical Tamil Buddhist epic poem, traditionally attributed to the poet Sīthalai Sāttanār, that continues the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter and explores themes of renunciation and compassion.
C. Mullaippāṭṭu
Mullaippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, celebrated for its depiction of love and separation set against a pastoral landscape.
D. Pattuppāṭṭu
Pattuppāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poetic anthology comprising ten long idylls that are among the earliest and most important works of Sangam literature.
E. Tirumurai
Tirumurai is the twelve-volume collection of sacred Tamil Shaivite devotional hymns that forms a central scripture of South Indian Shaivism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tamil epic poem ⓘ ancient Indian literary work ⓘ classical Tamil literature ⓘ
associatedDeity	Pattini (Kannagi) goddess ⓘ
author	Ilango Adigal ⓘ
centralTheme	chastity of Kannagi ⓘ fate and moral order ⓘ justice and retribution ⓘ
contains	accounts of trade and urban life ⓘ extensive descriptions of Tamil society ⓘ musical and dance traditions ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature ⓘ
genre	epic ⓘ poetry ⓘ
hasPart	Maduraikāñci ⓘ surface form: Maturai-k-kāṇṭam Puhar ⓘ surface form: Puharkkāṇṭam Vañci-k-kāṇṭam ⓘ
includesCharacter	Cheran Senguttuvan ⓘ Madhavi ⓘ Pandya king of Madurai ⓘ
influenced	Kannagi cult in South India and Sri Lanka ⓘ later Tamil devotional literature ⓘ
language	Tamil ⓘ
literaryForm	akaval metre ⓘ
literaryTradition	Sangam-era and post-Sangam Tamil tradition ⓘ
moralMessage	condemnation of unjust kingship ⓘ upholding dharma ⓘ
narrativeDevice	frame narrative with prologue and epilogue ⓘ
narrativeFocus	tragedy of Kovalan ⓘ wrath and deification of Kannagi ⓘ
originalScript	Tamil script ⓘ
period	early centuries CE ⓘ
primaryProtagonist	Manimekalai ⓘ surface form: Kannagi Kovalan ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	South India ⓘ
religiousContext	Jain-influenced literature ⓘ
setInCity	Madurai ⓘ Puhar ⓘ Vanchi ⓘ
settingRegion	Tamilakam ⓘ
structure	three cantos ⓘ
theme	ideal wifehood ⓘ royal responsibility ⓘ social and economic life of ancient Tamilakam ⓘ

How these facts were elicited