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'''''Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai''''' ({{lang-ta|பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை}}, ''lit.'' "guide for bards with the large lute") is an ancient [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poem in the ''Pattuppattu'' anthology of the [[Sangam literature]].{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|pp=29, 56–57}} It contains 500 lines in the ''akaval'' meter.{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|pp=56–57}} It is one of five ''arruppatai'' genre poems and was a guide to other bards seeking a patron for their art. Set as a praise for chieftain Tonataiman Ilantiraiyan of the [[Kanchipuram|Kanchi]] territory, it was composed by Uruttirankannanar sometime around 190–200 CE, states Kamil Zvelebil – a Tamil literature scholar.{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1974|p=23}}{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|p=42 Chart 4}} While the poem is from the 2nd century, it was likely added to the ''Pattuppāṭṭu'' anthology in the 4th or 5th century CE, states Dennis Hudson – an Indologist and World Religions scholar.<ref name="SelbyPeterson2008p89">{{cite book|author=D. Dennis Hudson|editor=Martha Ann Selby and Indira Viswanathan Peterson|title=Tamil Geographies: Cultural Constructions of Space and Place in South India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B0_lLAechPcC&pg=PA89 |year=2008|publisher=State University of New York Press|isbn=978-0-7914-7945-2|pages=89–93}}</ref> | '''''Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai''''' ({{lang-ta|பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை}}, ''lit.'' "guide for bards with the large lute") is an ancient [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poem in the ''Pattuppattu'' anthology of the [[Sangam literature]].{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|pp=29, 56–57}} It contains 500 lines in the ''akaval'' meter.{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|pp=56–57}} It is one of five ''arruppatai'' genre poems and was a guide to other bards seeking a patron for their art. Set as a praise for chieftain Tonataiman Ilantiraiyan of the [[Kanchipuram|Kanchi]] territory, it was composed by Uruttirankannanar sometime around 190–200 CE, states [[Kamil Zvelebil]] – a Tamil literature scholar.{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1974|p=23}}{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|p=42 Chart 4}} While the poem is from the 2nd century, it was likely added to the ''Pattuppāṭṭu'' anthology in the 4th or 5th century CE, states Dennis Hudson – an Indologist and World Religions scholar.<ref name="SelbyPeterson2008p89">{{cite book|author=D. Dennis Hudson|editor=Martha Ann Selby and Indira Viswanathan Peterson|title=Tamil Geographies: Cultural Constructions of Space and Place in South India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B0_lLAechPcC&pg=PA89 |year=2008|publisher=State University of New York Press|isbn=978-0-7914-7945-2|pages=89–93}}</ref> | ||
The ''Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai'' poem, also referred to as '''''Perumpanattrupadai''''',{{sfn|JV Chelliah|1946|p=97}} is named after ''perumpanar'' – a class of minstrels who sang their bards while playing a large lute.{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|p=57}} The poem provides a detailed description of the five ''tinai'' (landscapes) of Kanchi territory: mountainous (''kurinci''), forested (''palai''), pastoral (''mullai''), farmlands (''marutam''), coastal (''neytal'').{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|p=57}}<ref>{{cite journal| title= Early South Indian Society and Economy: The Tinai Concept| author= K. Sivathamby| journal = Social Scientist| volume = 3| number=5| year=1974| pp= 20-37| doi= 10.2307/3516448| jstor= 3516448}}</ref> The capital city of [[Kanchipuram]] is described as a city of ancient might, fame, prosperity and abounding in religious festivals.{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|pp=56–57}} | The ''Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai'' poem, also referred to as '''''Perumpanattrupadai''''',{{sfn|JV Chelliah|1946|p=97}} is named after ''perumpanar'' – a class of minstrels who sang their bards while playing a large lute.{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|p=57}} The poem provides a detailed description of the five ''tinai'' (landscapes) of Kanchi territory: mountainous (''kurinci''), forested (''palai''), pastoral (''mullai''), farmlands (''marutam''), coastal (''neytal'').{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|p=57}}<ref>{{cite journal| title= Early South Indian Society and Economy: The Tinai Concept| author= K. Sivathamby| journal = Social Scientist| volume = 3| number=5| year=1974| pp= 20-37| doi= 10.2307/3516448| jstor= 3516448}}</ref> The capital city of [[Kanchipuram]] is described as a city of ancient might, fame, prosperity and abounding in religious festivals.{{sfn|Kamil Zvelebil|1973|pp=56–57}} | ||