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.
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.