Cilappatikāram

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Cilappatikāram is a classical Tamil epic poem that narrates the tragic story of Kannagi and is considered one of the greatest works of ancient Tamil literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tamil epic poem ⓘ
ancient Indian literary work ⓘ
classical Tamil literature ⓘ
associatedDeity Pattini (Kannagi) goddess ⓘ
author Ilango Adigal ⓘ
centralTheme chastity of Kannagi ⓘ
fate and moral order ⓘ
justice and retribution ⓘ
contains accounts of trade and urban life ⓘ
extensive descriptions of Tamil society ⓘ
musical and dance traditions ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature ⓘ
genre epic ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
hasPart Maturai-k-kāṇṭam ⓘ
linked to: Maduraikāñci

Puharkkāṇṭam ⓘ
linked to: Puhar

Vañci-k-kāṇṭam ⓘ
includesCharacter Cheran Senguttuvan ⓘ
Madhavi ⓘ
Pandya king of Madurai ⓘ
influenced Kannagi cult in South India and Sri Lanka ⓘ
later Tamil devotional literature ⓘ
language Tamil ⓘ
literaryForm akaval metre ⓘ
literaryTradition Sangam-era and post-Sangam Tamil tradition ⓘ
moralMessage condemnation of unjust kingship ⓘ
upholding dharma ⓘ
narrativeDevice frame narrative with prologue and epilogue ⓘ
narrativeFocus tragedy of Kovalan ⓘ
wrath and deification of Kannagi ⓘ
originalScript Tamil script ⓘ
period early centuries CE ⓘ
primaryProtagonist Kannagi ⓘ
linked to: Manimekalai

Kovalan ⓘ
regionOfOrigin South India ⓘ
religiousContext Jain-influenced literature ⓘ
setInCity Madurai ⓘ
Puhar ⓘ
Vanchi ⓘ
settingRegion Tamilakam ⓘ
structure three cantos ⓘ
theme ideal wifehood ⓘ
royal responsibility ⓘ
social and economic life of ancient Tamilakam ⓘ

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