Topic

Five Great & Five Small Epics

<p>Complete details about Tamil Five Great Epics and Five Small Epics including Silapathikaram and Manimekalai.</p>

Learning Content

📚 Imperum Kappiyams - Introduction

"Simanjeeva Guva"- Memory formula! 🎯

🔑 Key memory formula

🧠 "C - M - J - C - W - C - W"

C Sometime
M Hourglass
C Sivaka Chintamani
W Bangapati
Ku Kundalakesi
📊 Giant Copies - Full Details
# Copy Teacher time Condom/Ear Special
1 Sometime Ilangovadis Jain + three times 3 canto, 30 ear The first copy, Muthamil copy
2 Hourglass He killed Seethal Buddhism 30 ear Continuation of Silapathikaram
3 Sivaka Chintamani To be corrected Jainism 13 Ilambakam, 3145 song Very long copy
4 Bangapati don't know Jainism Only got 68 songs Unavailable copy
5 Kundalakesi Nathakuthanar Buddhism Only got 19 songs Unavailable copy
💡 Religious classification
Jain Copies (3) Silapathikaram, Sivaka Chintamani, Bangapati
Buddhist scriptures (2) Manimegalai, Kundalakesi

🎯Reminder:"Jainism 3, Buddhism 2 = Total 5"

📌 Available & Unavailable Copies
Fully Available (3) Silapathikaram, Manimekalai, Sivaka Chintamani
Completely unavailable (2) Bangapati (68 songs), Kundalakesi (19 songs)

💎 Silapathikaram - Double Copy 1

"Silambu + Power = Silapathikaram"

📚 Silapathikaram - Full Details
Teacher Ilangovadis(Sera Prince)
Period AD 2nd century
the continents 3 Cond- Complaint, Madurai, Vanchi
Ears 30 ear
kiss Physics, Music, Drama =Muthamil coffee
other names Citizen Copy, Drama Copy
📊 3 columns - Easy Table
Condom Place Ears events
Complaint Cond Complaint (Chola country) 10 ear Govalan-Kannagi marriage, Madhavi meeting
Madurai district Madurai (Pandya country) 13 ear Sale of shilambu, murder of Kovalan, burning of Madurai
Vanchik Khandam Vanji (Member State) 7 ear Kannagiku temple, Bathini worship

🎯Reminder:"Bugar 10 + Madurai 13 + Vanji 7 = 30 ears"

🌟 Special quotes

"Virtue is a claim for political survival"

💡 If the king makes a mistake, virtue will destroy him!

"Among other languages ​​we will find anywhere as sweet as Tamil"

"Corruption breeds and feeds"

💡 Fate is hard, can't escape!


🌊 Manimegalai - Double Copy 2

"Mani + Megala = Manimagala"(Sea Goddess)

📚 Manimegalai - Full Details
Teacher He killed Seethal(Madurai laborer)
time Buddhism
Ears 30 ear
Another name Abandoning the hourglass
Communication of SilapathikaramContinuity
👥 Characters interact
Hourglass Daughter of Kovalan + Madhavi
Udayakumaran Chola Prince (lover of Manimekalai)
Amudasurabi A wonderful appetite suppressant
⭐ Double Copy - Comparison
feature Sometime Hourglass
Teacher Ilangovadis He killed Seethal
time Three times Buddhism only
Ears 30 30
Heroine Kannagi Hourglass
Conclusion Kannagi became a goddess Manimekalai Asceticism

📚 Ainchiru Copies - Introduction

"Uniyasoope"- Memory formula! 🎯

🔑 Key memory formula

🧠 "u - ne - ya - soo - pe"

U Udayanakumara Kavya
you Nilgasi
Ya Yasodhara Kavya
Sue Sulamani
B epic story
📊 Five Minute Copies - Full Details
# Copy Teacher time Divisions Special
1 Udayanakumara Kavya don't know Jainism - History of Udayana
2 Nilgasi don't know Jainism 10 Saruka Rebuttal letter to Kundalakesi
3 Yasodhara Kavya Vendikudi wins Jainism 5 Saruka History of Yasodhara
4 Sulamani Dholamozhi Devar Jainism 12 Sarugam, 2131 Song Very long short copy
5 epic story Konguvelir Jainism - Story of Udayana (Alternate Format)
💡 Key facts
What time is all? Jainism(5/5 Jain Copies)
Nilgasi specialty To KundalakesiDenial thread(opposite of Buddhism)
Too long Sulamani(Song 2131)
📊 Aimperum vs Ainchiru - Comparison
feature Five copies Five copies
count 5 5
time Jainism (3) + Buddhism (2) Jainism (5)
fame Most famous Low popularity
Remembrance formula "Chi Man Chi Waku" "U ni ya chu pe"
🔗 Neelakesi vs Kundalakesi
Kundalakesi Buddhist copy (Imperum)
Nilgasi Jain Kapiyam (Ainchiru) - Refusal to Kundalakesi!

💡 Kundalakesi praised Buddhism. Nilakasi praised Jainism in response to that!

🎯 TNPSC Important Questions & Shortcuts

📝 Critical Questions (MCQ)

1. Who is the author of Silapathikaram?

A) Seethalaichathanar B) Ilangovadis C) Tirukkadevar D) Gambar

✅ Answer: B) Ilangovadis

2. Manimegalai is a religious copy of which?

A) Jainism   B) Buddhism   C) Saivism   D) Vaishnavism

Answer: B) Buddhism

3. How many cantos of Silapathikaram?

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

✅ Answer: B) 3 (Bukhaar, Madurai, Vanji)

4. "Political Survivors Are Virtues" - Which Book?

A) Manimegala B) Silapathikaram C) Sivaka Chintamani D) Kambaramayanam

✅ Answer: B) Silapathikaram

5. Which is the longest of the Pentateuch?

A) Silapathikaram B) Manimekalai C) Sivaka Chintamani D) Bangapati

✅ Answer: C) Sivaka Chintamani (Song 3145)

6. Which is the rebuttal text for Kundalakesi?

A) Sulamani   B) Nilakasi   C) Yasodhara Kavyam   D) Perungatha

✅ Answer: B) Nilgasi

7. How many ears does Silapathikaram have?

A) 25 B) 28 C) 30 D) 32

Answer: C) 30

8. What are duplicates?

A) Silapathikaram & Sivaka Chintamani B) Silapathikaram & Manimekalai C) Manimekalai & Kundalakesi D) Bangapati & Kundalakesi

✅ Answer: B) Silapathikaram & Manimekalai

🧠 Master Shortcuts Table
Copy Teacher time Shortcut
Sometime Ilangovadis Jain+ Chilambu = Ilango = 3 Kandham = 30 Katha
Hourglass He killed Seethal Buddhism Mani = Satanar = Buddhism = 30 ears
Sivaka Chintamani To be corrected Jainism Sivakan = Takkadeva = 13 Ilambakam = length!
Bangapati ? Jainism Curve = 68 Song Only = Not available
Kundalakesi Nathakuthanar Buddhism Kundala = Nathakuthanar = 19 Song = Not available
📌 Quick Reference - Numbers
A few stanzas 3(Pukhar, Madurai, Vanji)
Silappathikaram ears 30(10 + 13 + 7)
Hourglass ears 30
Sivaka Chintamani Ilambagam 13
Sivaka Chintamani Songs 3145
Jain records 3(Imperum) +5(Five) =8
Buddhist scriptures 2(Manimegala, Kundalakesi)
⚡ Super Important Points
First copy Sometime
Muthamil coffee Sometime(Physics, Music, Drama)
Duplicate copies Silapathikaram + Manimegalai
Unavailable five Bangapati, Kundalakesi
Denial thread Nilgasi(refusal to Kundalakesi)
A long phalangeal Sivaka Chintamani
Long five-legged Sulamani
🎯 Final Memory Trick

Aimeperum = "Chi Man Si Va Ku Va"

Chilambu - Mani - (J) - Sivakan - Vela - Kundala

Ainchiru = "U ni ya chu pe"

Udayanan - Neelakesi - Yasodharan - Chulamani - Perungatha

Remember the time:

Big Five:Jainism 3 + Buddhism 2 = 5

Five:Equation 5 = 5

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