Patiṟṟuppattu

Patiṟṟuppattu

Pathirruppaththu ( _ta. பதிற்றுப்பத்து),a classical Tamil poetic work, is the fourth book in the "Ettuthokai", a Sangam literature anthology. The name ‘’Pathirruppaththu’’ means ‘Ten Tens’ – one hundred. However the first and the last ten songs are now lost beyond recovery. Several verses have been lost and for some few lines are still missing. The poems extol the richness of the Chera country.

Contents of the book

First Ten

This is now extinct

econd Ten

These ten poems are written by Kumattur Kannan on the Chera king Imayavaramban Nedunceralaathan. The poet received as reward the revenue rights from some crown land for the period of thirty-eight years (உம்பற்காட்டு ஐந்நூறூர் பிரமதாயம்கொடுத்துமுப்பத்தெட்டுயாண்டு தென்னாட்டுள் வருவதனிற் பாகம் கொடுத்தான்.)

Third Ten

Paalai Gauthamanaar composed these ten poems on Celkezhukkuttuvan. According to the annotations to the poem, the king asked the poet to ask for whatever he wanted as reward for his compositions. The poet requested a way to go to heaven. The king conducted a series of ten Vedic sacrifices. At the tenth sacrifice the poet and his wife disappeared.

Fourth Ten

The poet Kappiyatru Kaapiyanaar sang these songs on the king Nanmudi Cheral and ‘received 40,000 gold coins and a part of his kingdom’.

Fifth Ten

Baranar sang these ten songs on Chera king Cenguttuvan and 'received the prince Kuttuvan Ceral'.

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ixth Ten

King Aadukotpattu Ceralathan rewarded the poet Kakkaipatiniyar Nacchellayar with gold and land and made him his court poet.

eventh Ten

The famous poet Kapilar sang these poems on Cheran Celvakkadungo Vazhi Aathan. The king presented the poet ‘a town named ‘Sirupuram’ and give him all the land the poet could see from the top of a hill’.

EighthTen

Chera king Perunceral Irumporai was the king who was the subject of these ten poems. Poet Arasikizhar received ‘much land and the administrative rights of a number of temples’.

Ninth Ten

Chera king Perunceral Irumporai (possibly the brother of the king in the previous ten poems was eulogised by Perunkunrurkizhar.

Tenth Ten

This is now extinct.

References

* Mudaliyar, Singaravelu A., Apithana Cintamani, An encyclopaedia of Tamil Literature, (1931) - Reprinted by Asian Educational Services, New Delhi (1983)
* http://www.tamilnation.org/literature/anthologies.htm]


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