Perungathai
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📚 பெருங்கதை - மிக நீளமான காப்பியம்!
Great + story = great story!🎯
🔑 Important information - Easy Table
| 📖 Teacher | Konguvelir |
|---|---|
| 📅 Period | AD 9th-10th century |
| 🛕 time | Jainism |
| 📚 Sections | Unjaik Kandam, Magadak Kandam(+ more) |
| 📝 Songs | Very High (Fully Unavailable) |
| 🎭 Protagonist | Udayana |
| 💡 Special | Very long copy |
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTE
🎯 The epic is completely unavailable!
🎯 Regions Available:
- Unjaik Kandam- Got most of it
- Magadak Khandam- Got some parts
📖 Konguvelir - Teacher Information
- Kongu people(short land king)
- Jain scholar, great poet
- Udayan wrote the story in great detail
📊 Story of Udayana - Two Copies
| Copy | Special |
|---|---|
| Udayanakumara Kavya | Brief story |
| epic story | Very detailed story |
🎯 Both are the story of Udayan! The story is so elaborate!
📖 Narrative - Summary of the story
Udayan's Life - A Detailed Story!
👑 Who is Udayana?
| Name | Udayana |
|---|---|
| Country | Vatsa Nadu (Kausambi) |
| Special | Proficient in playing Veena |
📜 Story - Main events
🎯Charge Conduit:
- Udayana's birth, youth
- Learning the Veena
- Many adventures
🎯Magadak Kandam:
- Events in Magadha
- Battles, victories
🏆Conclusion (not available):
- Adoption of Jainism
- Abstinence
🎶 Udayana's Veena
🎯 Udayan is very good at playing veena!
🎯 He controls elephants with Veena music!
🎯 This is the most important story feature!
📜 Epic - Literary specialties
📚 Very long copy
🎯 Great story written in TamilVery long copy!
🎯 If it was fully available there would be thousands of songs!
📊 Pentagrams - Comparison
| Copy | Teacher | story |
|---|---|---|
| Udayanakumara Kavya | ? | Udayana (Summary) |
| Nilgasi | ? | Religious argument |
| Yasodhara Kavya | wanted | Yasodaran |
| Sulamani | Dholamozhithevar | Vijayan |
| epic story | Konguvelir | Udayana (Details) |
🔗 Through Prakrit
🎯 Great storyBrihadkathaBased on the Prakrit text
🎯characterThe Brihadkatha is written in Prakrit
🎯 Konguvelir translated it into Tamil
🎯 TNPSC Important Questions
📝 Critical Questions (MCQ)
1. பெருங்கதையின் ஆசிரியர் யார்?
A) Vendanar B) Konguvelir C) Tholamozhithevar D) Tithakathevar
✅ Answer: B) Konguvelir
2. Who is the protagonist of the epic?
A) Vijayan B) Yasodaran C) Udayana D) Sivagan
✅ Answer: C) Udayana
3. Which is the longest copy in Tamil?
A) Silapathikaram B) Sivaka Chintamani C) Perungatha D) Kambaramayanam
✅ Answer: C) Epic
4. On which book is the epic based?
A) Ramayana B) Brihadkatha C) Mahabharata D) Tirukkural
✅ Answer: B) Brihadkatha
5. What is Udayana good at?
A) Sword fighting B) Archery C) Harp playing D) Horse riding
✅ Answer: C) Veena playing
🧠 Master Shortcuts
| Teacher | Konguvelir |
| time | Jainism |
| Protagonist | Udayana |
| Special | Very long copy |
| By | Brihadkatha (Prakrit) |
⚡ Quick Memory Tips
🎯"Perum = Kongu = Udayana = Long copy"
🎯"Udayana = veena = elephant control"
📚"Big story = big story!"Remember that!
📊 Five copies - one view
| Copy | Teacher | Special |
|---|---|---|
| Udayanakumara Kavya | ? | Udayana (Summary) |
| Nilgasi | ? | Denial of Kundalakesi |
| Yasodhara Kavya | wanted | Non-violence |
| Sulamani | Dholamozhithevar | Copy of Navaratna |
| epic story | Konguvelir | Very long copy |