Sirupāṇāṟṟuppaṭai
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Sirupāṇāṟṟuppaṭai is an ancient Tamil didactic poem belonging to the Sangam-era corpus, notable for guiding bards to a generous patron and vividly portraying contemporary social and cultural life.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sangam literature work
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Tamil poem ⓘ didactic poem ⓘ pāṇāṟṟuppaṭai poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bardic tradition of Tamilakam
ⓘ
patronage system in ancient Tamil society ⓘ |
| corpus | Pattuppāṭṭu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important text in classical Tamil literary canon
ⓘ
source for Sangam-era social history ⓘ |
| describes |
agricultural abundance
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feasts and banquets ⓘ landscapes and regions of Tamilakam ⓘ musicians and minstrels ⓘ religious shrines and temples ⓘ towns and trade routes of ancient Tamil country ⓘ urban prosperity ⓘ |
| function |
guide for bards to reach a generous patron
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manual of conduct for minstrels ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
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travel guide poem ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslations | yes ⓘ |
| influenced | later Tamil didactic literature ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
second-person address to fellow bards
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vivid imagery ⓘ |
| literaryForm | akaval metre poem ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Sangam era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 296 ⓘ |
| originalLanguageFamily | Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ten Idylls of Sangam literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
ethical instruction
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guidance to a patron ⓘ patronage of bards ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Tamil literary scholarship ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cultural practices of Sangam age
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hospitality and generosity of patrons ⓘ social life in ancient Tamilakam ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early centuries CE ⓘ |
| usedAs |
source text in studies of Tamil urbanization
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source text in studies of ancient Tamil economy ⓘ source text in studies of ancient Tamil religion ⓘ |
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