Pattuppāṭṭu
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Pattuppāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poetic anthology comprising ten long idylls that are among the earliest and most important works of Sangam literature.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pattuppāṭṭu canonical | 18 |
| Pattuppattu | 3 |
| Pattupattu | 1 |
| Pattupattu-Ettuthokai corpus | 1 |
| Pattuppāṭṭu corpus | 1 |
| Porunārātruppaḍai | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1802492 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pattuppāṭṭu Context triple: [Sangam literature, hasPart, Pattuppāṭṭu]
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A.
Tirukkural
Tirukkural is a classic Tamil text of moral and philosophical couplets that offers concise guidance on ethics, governance, and love.
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B.
Tirumurai
Tirumurai is the twelve-volume collection of sacred Tamil Shaivite devotional hymns that forms a central scripture of South Indian Shaivism.
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C.
Pallava Grantha
Pallava Grantha is an early South Indian script developed under the Pallava dynasty, influential in the evolution of many Southeast Asian writing systems.
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D.
Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
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E.
Kavitrayam
Kavitrayam refers to the celebrated trio of Telugu poet-scholars who collaboratively translated and shaped the Telugu version of the Mahabharata, profoundly influencing Telugu literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pattuppāṭṭu Target entity description: Pattuppāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poetic anthology comprising ten long idylls that are among the earliest and most important works of Sangam literature.
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A.
Tirukkural
Tirukkural is a classic Tamil text of moral and philosophical couplets that offers concise guidance on ethics, governance, and love.
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B.
Tirumurai
Tirumurai is the twelve-volume collection of sacred Tamil Shaivite devotional hymns that forms a central scripture of South Indian Shaivism.
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C.
Pallava Grantha
Pallava Grantha is an early South Indian script developed under the Pallava dynasty, influential in the evolution of many Southeast Asian writing systems.
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D.
Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
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E.
Kavitrayam
Kavitrayam refers to the celebrated trio of Telugu poet-scholars who collaboratively translated and shaped the Telugu version of the Mahabharata, profoundly influencing Telugu literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sangam literature work
ⓘ
Tamil poetic anthology ⓘ classical Tamil literature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ten Idylls ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Caṅkam corpus
ⓘ
linked to:
Akananuru
|
| category |
ancient Indian literature
ⓘ
classical poetry collections ⓘ |
| contains |
Kurincippāṭṭu
ⓘ
Maduraikkāñci ⓘ
linked to:
Maduraikāñci
Malaipadukadām ⓘ Mullaippāṭṭu ⓘ Mēgalaipāṭṭu ⓘ Nedunalvāḍai ⓘ Pattinappālai ⓘ Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai ⓘ Porunarāṟṟuppaṭai ⓘ Sirupāṇāṟṟuppaṭai ⓘ Thiru Murugāṟṟuppaṭai ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important source for early Tamil political history
ⓘ
important source for early Tamil religious practices ⓘ major source for early Tamil social history ⓘ |
| editedInModernTimesBy | Tamil scholars of the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| genre | idyll ⓘ |
| hasPoemType |
akam (interior, love) poetry
ⓘ
arruppaṭai (guide-poem) ⓘ puram (exterior, public life) poetry ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
later Tamil devotional literature
ⓘ
medieval Tamil poetry ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryForm | akaval metre ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Tamil Sangam tradition ⓘ |
| numberOfPoems | 10 ⓘ |
| partOf | Eṭṭuttokai and Pattuppāṭṭu division of Sangam anthologies ⓘ |
| period | Sangam period ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ |
| region | ancient Tamilakam ⓘ |
| religiousElements | Hindu deities ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Tamil literary studies ⓘ |
| subject |
kingship
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landscapes ⓘ love ⓘ war ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | circa 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Pattuppāṭṭu Description of subject: Pattuppāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poetic anthology comprising ten long idylls that are among the earliest and most important works of Sangam literature.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Eighteen Greater Texts of Tamil (Pattuppāṭṭu and associated epics)
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