Silapathikaram
Content
💎 Silapathikaram - First Tamil copy
"Silambu + Power = Silapathikaram"- The story of Chilam! 🎯
🔑 Important information - Easy Table
| 📖 Teacher | Ilangovadis(Sera Prince) |
|---|---|
| 👑 Who? | Cheran Senguttuvan Thambi |
| 📅 Period | AD 2nd century |
| 🛕 time | Jainism + Triple Religion (Saiva, Vaishnava, Buddhist elements) |
| 📚 Continents | 3 Cond |
| 📜 Ears | 30 ear |
| 🏆 Special Names | First Copy, Muthamil Copy, Citizens Copy, Drama Copy |
📊 3 Cantos - Expansion
| # | Condom | Place | Ears | Major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Complaint Cond | Complaint (Chola country) | 10 | Kovalan-Kannagi Marriage, Madhavi Junction, Sector |
| 2 | Madurai district | Madurai (Pandya country) | 13 | Selling Chilambu, Killing Kovalan, Burning Madurai |
| 3 | Vanchik Khandam | Vanji (Member State) | 7 | Kannagiku temple, Bathini worship |
🎯Reminder:"Bugar 10 + Madurai 13 + Vanji 7 = 30 ears"
🎯Formula:"Mon-Mon-Wed = 10-13-7"
🎭 Muthamil Coffee - Why?
| Nature | Style, Grammar |
|---|---|
| Music | Songs, music commentary |
| Drama | Dance, commentary |
💡 Because all three are combined"Kiss Coffee"It's called that!
📖 Silapathikaram - Story Summary
Kannagi's chastity and Kovalan's sadness!
👥 Main characters
| Kannagi | Heroine, goddess of chastity, chastity |
|---|---|
| Kovalan | Kannagi's husband is a businessman |
| menstruation | Dance artist, Govalan's girlfriend |
| Hourglass | Daughter of Kovalan + Madhavi |
| Pandyan Nedunchezhiyan | King of Madurai |
📜 Story - step by step
🏛️Complaint Code:
- Govalan-Kannagi wedding in Bukhar Nagar
- Govalan meets and falls in love with Madhavi
- Wealth perishes
- He leaves Madhavi and returns to Kannagi
🏰Madurai Canton:
- They go to Madurai to sell Kannagi's music
- The goldsmith blames the cymbal as the queen's cymbal
- The king orders Kovalan to be killed
- Kannagi burns Madurai in anger
🛕Vanchik Kantam:
- Kannagi escapes and reaches Nagar
- She dies after 14 days
- Cheran Sengutuvan builds a temple for Kannagi
- Bathini worship begins
⚡ Key milestones
| 1 | Meet Govalan Madhavi | Life changing |
| 2 | Sale of Chimpanzee | A sad beginning |
| 3 | Kovalan's murder | Injustice |
| 4 | Madurai fire | Kannagi's anger |
🌟 Silapathikaram - famous quotes
📜 TNPSC Important Quotations
"Virtue is a claim for political survival"
💡Meaning:If the king errs, virtue will destroy him!
📍Context:Kannagi told Pandyan
"Corruption breeds and feeds"
💡Meaning:Fate is hard, can't escape!
"Among other languages we will find anywhere as sweet as Tamil"
💡 Excellence of Tamil language!
"The Tyrant"
💡 Kannagi's chastity is special!
📚 Three great truths
of Silapathikaram3 facts:
| 1 | Virtue is a claim for political survival |
| 2 | Corruption breeds and feeds |
| 3 | The higher ones will carry the text |
🎭 Famous stories
| The ear in the van | Summer Commentary |
|---|---|
| Canalway | Madhavi's song |
| Aichyar Kuravai | Interlude dance |
| The killing field | Kovalan's murder |
🎯 TNPSC Important Questions
📝 Critical Questions (MCQ)
1. Who is the author of Silapathikaram?
A) Seethalaichathanar B) Ilangovadis C) Tirukkadevar D) Gambar
✅ Answer: B) Ilangovadis
2. How many cantos of Silapathikaram?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5
✅ Answer: B) 3 (Bukhaar, Madurai, Vanji)
3. How many ears does Silapathikaram have?
A) 25 B) 28 C) 30 D) 32
Answer: C) 30
4. "Political Survivors Are Virtues" - Which Book?
A) Manimekalai B) Silapathikaram C) Kamparamayanam D) Thirukkural
✅ Answer: B) Silapathikaram
5. What is Muthamil coffee?
A) Manimegala B) Sivaka Chintamani C) Silapathikaram D) Kambaramayanam
✅ Answer: C) Cilipathikaram
6. Whose younger brother is Ilangovadi?
A) Karikalan B) Senguttuvan C) Nedunjezhiyan D) Nannan
✅ Answer: B) Cheran Sengutuvan
🧠 Master Shortcuts
| Teacher | Ilangovadis |
| the continents | 3(Mon-Thursday) |
| Ears | 30(10+13+7) |
| Special name | Muthamil coffee |
| Heroine | Kannagi |
⚡ Quick Memory Tips
🎯"Silambu Ilango 3-30"
Silapathikaram = Ilangovadis = 3 kandam = 30 ears
🎯"Mon-Mon-Wed = 10-13-7"
Complaint 10 + Madurai 13 + Vanji 7 = 30
🎯"Political error = symbiosis"
"Virtue is a virtue for political survivors" = Silapathikaram