Malaipadukadām

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Malaipadukadām is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era renowned for its vivid portrayal of mountainous landscapes, tribal life, and romantic love.

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Malaipadukadām canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sangam literature work ⓘ
akam poem ⓘ
classical Tamil poem ⓘ
associatedLandscape kurinji ⓘ
author Perunkunrur Kilar ⓘ
collection Ten Idylls of Sangam literature ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalContext early historic Tamil society ⓘ
depicts forests ⓘ
hilly terrain ⓘ
hospitality of hill people ⓘ
hunting practices ⓘ
lovers’ separation and union ⓘ
tribal customs ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
wildlife ⓘ
focusesOn economy of hill tribes ⓘ
exchange between hill and plains people ⓘ
life of mountain chieftains ⓘ
genre landscape poetry ⓘ
love poetry ⓘ
influence later Tamil landscape descriptions ⓘ
language Tamil ⓘ
literaryDevice metaphor ⓘ
simile ⓘ
vivid imagery ⓘ
literaryPeriod Sangam era ⓘ
linked to: Sangam period
literaryTradition akam–thinai landscape system ⓘ
meter akaval ⓘ
notableFor ethnographic detail of hill communities ⓘ
integration of love theme with ecology ⓘ
numberOfLines 583 ⓘ
partOf Pattuppāṭṭu ⓘ
preservedIn medieval palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ
primaryTheme mountainous landscapes ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ
tribal life ⓘ
region Tamilakam ⓘ
religiousReferences Murugan worship ⓘ
hero-stones and ancestor worship ⓘ
script Tamil script ⓘ
setting mountain region of Tamilakam ⓘ
studiedIn Tamil literary studies ⓘ
textualForm single long poem ⓘ
thinai kurinji thinai ⓘ
timeOfComposition circa early centuries CE ⓘ
titleMeaning “The Garland of Hills” ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sangam literature → hasPart → Malaipadukadām ⓘ
Pattuppāṭṭu → contains → Malaipadukadām ⓘ
The Garland of Hills → originalTitle → Malaipadukadām ⓘ
subject linked to: “The Garland of Hills”
The Garland of Hills → isEnglishRenderingOf → Malaipadukadām ⓘ
subject linked to: “The Garland of Hills”
Perunkunrur Kilar → notableWork → Malaipadukadām ⓘ