Mēgalaipāṭṭu
E741393
Mēgalaipāṭṭu is an ancient Tamil poem belonging to the classical Pattuppāṭṭu anthology, noted for its early Sangam-era literary and cultural significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mēgalaipāṭṭu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8549112 — 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: Mēgalaipāṭṭu Context triple: [Pattuppāṭṭu, contains, Mēgalaipāṭṭu]
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A.
Gajanana
Gajanana is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, emphasizing his elephant-faced form and role as the remover of obstacles and bestower of wisdom.
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B.
Villupattu
Villupattu is a traditional Tamil folk storytelling and musical performance art that uses a bow-shaped musical instrument to narrate religious and social tales.
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C.
Sīthalai Sāttanār
Sīthalai Sāttanār was a classical Tamil poet best known for composing the Buddhist epic Manimekalai, one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature.
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D.
Maduraikāñci
Maduraikāñci is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, renowned for its vivid portrayal of the city of Madurai, its society, and cultural life.
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E.
Ānandavallī
Ānandavallī is a section of the Taittirīya Upanishad that expounds on the nature of bliss and the layered structure of the self (ātman) through the doctrine of the five sheaths (pañca kośa).
- 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: Mēgalaipāṭṭu Target entity description: Mēgalaipāṭṭu is an ancient Tamil poem belonging to the classical Pattuppāṭṭu anthology, noted for its early Sangam-era literary and cultural significance.
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A.
Gajanana
Gajanana is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, emphasizing his elephant-faced form and role as the remover of obstacles and bestower of wisdom.
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B.
Villupattu
Villupattu is a traditional Tamil folk storytelling and musical performance art that uses a bow-shaped musical instrument to narrate religious and social tales.
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C.
Sīthalai Sāttanār
Sīthalai Sāttanār was a classical Tamil poet best known for composing the Buddhist epic Manimekalai, one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature.
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D.
Maduraikāñci
Maduraikāñci is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, renowned for its vivid portrayal of the city of Madurai, its society, and cultural life.
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E.
Ānandavallī
Ānandavallī is a section of the Taittirīya Upanishad that expounds on the nature of bliss and the layered structure of the self (ātman) through the doctrine of the five sheaths (pañca kośa).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sangam literature work
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Tamil poem ⓘ classical Tamil literary work ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageFamily | Dravidian languages ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pattuppāṭṭu corpus
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linked to:
Pattuppāṭṭu
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| belongsToAnthology | Pattuppāṭṭu ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Tamil culture ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | source for early Tamil cultural history ⓘ |
| genre | classical Tamil poetry ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| laterTransmission | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| literaryForm | long poem ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | important work of early Sangam-era poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Sangam literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Pattuppāṭṭu ⓘ |
| period | early Sangam era ⓘ |
| poeticStyle | Sangam poetic conventions ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | oral tradition ⓘ |
| region | ancient Tamilakam ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Sangam literature scholarship
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Tamil literary studies ⓘ |
| timeDepth | ancient period ⓘ |
| tradition | classical Tamil Sangam canon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mēgalaipāṭṭu Description of subject: Mēgalaipāṭṭu is an ancient Tamil poem belonging to the classical Pattuppāṭṭu anthology, noted for its early Sangam-era literary and cultural significance.
Referenced by (1)
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