Silappatikaram
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Silappatikaram (, is one of the five Great Epics according to later Tamil literary tradition, the others being Manimegalai, Civaka Cintamani, Valayapathi and Kundalakesi. The poet prince Ilango Adigal, popularly believed to have been a Jain monk, is credited with this work. He is reputed to be the brother of Senguttuvan from Chera dynasty. As a literary work, it is held in high regard by the Tamils. The nature of the book is narrative and has a moralistic undertone. It contains three chapters and a total of 5270 lines of poetry. The epic revolves around Kannagi, who having lost her husband to a miscarriage of justice at the court of the Pandya king, wreaks her revenge on his kingdom.
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- Related: Tamil Jain, Poompuhar (film)
| GRETIL etext GRETIL etext www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/gretil.htm#Tamil - Web |
| A summary of the story with illustrations A summary of the story with illustrations www.nagapattinam.tn.nic.in/thestory.html - Web |
| A synopsis of Silappadikaram entitled Silambu Sel... A synopsis of Silappadikaram entitled Silambu Selvam, written by Dr. Shuddhananda Bharati www.christianpiaget.ch/.../Extracts_Silambu_Selvam.pdf - Web |
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