Eighteen Lesser Texts of Tamil
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The Eighteen Lesser Texts of Tamil are a classical corpus of post-Sangam didactic and ethical works that complement the major Sangam anthologies in ancient Tamil literature.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil literary corpus
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didactic literature ⓘ ethical literature ⓘ |
| complements |
Ettuthokai
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Pattuppāṭṭu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
forms part of Tamil classical curriculum
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important source for ancient Tamil ethical thought ⓘ |
| focus |
ethics
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morality ⓘ personal virtue ⓘ political wisdom ⓘ social conduct ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
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gnomic poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ainthinai Aimpathu
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Ainthinai Ezhupathu NERFINISHED ⓘ Elāti NERFINISHED ⓘ Iniyavai Nāṟpatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Inna Nāṟpatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kainnilai NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalavazhi Nāṟpatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kar Nāṟpatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Mūturai ⓘ Nalvali NERFINISHED ⓘ Nālaṭiyār NERFINISHED ⓘ Pazhamozhi Nāṉūṟu NERFINISHED ⓘ Siru Pancha Mūlam NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirupañcamūlam NERFINISHED ⓘ Tinaimalai Nūṟṟaimpatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tinaimozhi Aimpathu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirukkuṟaḷ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | post-Sangam period ⓘ |
| region | ancient Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sangam literature
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Tamil didactic tradition ⓘ |
| religiousContext | predominantly secular with moral orientation ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| timeFrame | roughly between 1st century BCE and 5th century CE (traditional scholarly view) ⓘ |
| tradition | Tamil classical literature ⓘ |
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