Five Great Epics of Tamil literature
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The Five Great Epics of Tamil literature are a classical canon of long narrative poems that exemplify the richness, moral themes, and literary sophistication of ancient Tamil culture.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silappatikaram | 0 |
| Manimekalai | 0 |
| Civaka Cintamani | 0 |
| Kundalakesi | 0 |
| Valayapathi | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil epic poem
ⓘ
Tamil literary canon ⓘ set of narrative poems ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tamil classical tradition ⓘ |
| author |
Ilango Adigal
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ⓘ
Sattanar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacters |
Kannagi
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Kovalan NERFINISHED ⓘ Manimekalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | classical Tamil literature ⓘ |
| form | long narrative poem ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Civaka Cintamani
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ⓘ
Kundalakesi NERFINISHED ⓘ Manimekalai NERFINISHED ⓘ Silappatikaram NERFINISHED ⓘ Valayapathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Tamil narrative literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist philosophical content
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depiction of ancient Tamil society ⓘ depiction of chastity and justice ⓘ literary sophistication ⓘ moral themes ⓘ ornate poetic style ⓘ rich characterization ⓘ |
| language |
Tamil
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | post-Sangam literature ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousThemes |
Buddhism
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Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservation |
fragmentary
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fragmentary ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
dharma
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karma and rebirth ⓘ love ⓘ royal and urban life ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early centuries CE ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.