INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ten Idylls, known as Pattuppāṭṭu (Tamil: ) or Ten Lays, is an anthology of ten longer poems in the Sangam literature – the earliest known Tamil literature. They range between about 100 and 800 lines, and the collection includes the celebrated Nakkīrar’s Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai (lit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pattupattu (PathuPattu), also known as The Ten Idylls, is one of the earliest extant Tamil poetic literary works and is an anthology of ten mid-length books. The Pattupattu collection is considered as a part of the literature from the Sangam age and dates back to a period between 300 BCE and 200 CE.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Tolkappiyam, a book of grammar and rhetoric, and eight anthologies (Ettuttokai) of poetry were compiled-Ainkurunuru, Kuruntokai, Narrinai, Akananuru, Kalittokai, Patirruppattu, Purananuru, and Paripatal. A ninth anthology, Pattupattu, consists of 10 idylls that present a picture of early Tamil life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sangam literature is broadly classified into akam (, inner), and puram (, outer). The akam poetry is about emotions and feelings in the context of romantic love, sexual union and eroticism. The puram poetry is about exploits and heroic deeds in the context of war and public life.