Inbam

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Inbam is the third section of the ancient Tamil classic Tirukkural, focusing on love and the emotional aspects of human life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf part of Tirukkural
section of literary work
associatedWorkAuthor Thiruvalluvar NERFINISHED
belongsToTripartiteDivision Aram–Porul–Inbam NERFINISHED
canonicalStatus part of the Tamil Veda (Tirukkural) in Tamil tradition
chapterLength 10 couplets per chapter
contrastedWith Aram NERFINISHED
Porul
culturalSignificance major classic of Tamil love ethics
ethicalDimension moral conduct in love
focusesOn conjugal love
emotional aspects of human life
love
romantic relationships
follows Porul
influenceOn Tamil love poetry
later Tamil ethical literature
language Tamil
literaryForm didactic couplets
moralAim to regulate and refine human love
nameInTamil இன்பம்
numberOfChapters 25
originalScript Tamil script
partOf Tirukkural NERFINISHED
partOfLiteraryTradition Sangam literature tradition
positionInWork third section of Tirukkural
precedes none (final section)
primaryAudience householders and lovers
relatedConcept kama (in Indian aesthetic and ethical thought)
religiousContext secular ethical literature
structure chapters arranged in thematic order of love
studiedIn South Asian ethics
Tamil literary studies
textType aphoristic poetry
themes chastity
discretion in love
longing
marital love
patience in love
pre-marital love
separation in love
union in love
timePeriodOfWork estimated between 1st century BCE and 5th century CE
totalCouplets 250
translatedAs Love
Pleasure

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Kural book3Title Inbam