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The article mistakenly said that the leading syllable in Cilappatikaram is pronounced as in "chat", but this is not true. It is in fact pronounced like 's' in 'save'. This mistake might be because in Tamil, the letters for 'ch' and 's' are the same

Anonymous, the word was probably pronounced as ch during its time. The Tolkappiyam doesn't specify a sibilant "s", so the use of the alphabet "ch" to represent the sound "s" is probably more modern than that. Regardless, I think both are recognizable pronunciations. Kingsleyj 07:29, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup[edit]

I've tried to reorganize the article in a more readable fashion, giving more importance to the story itself. Any feedback is appreciated.Kingsleyj 07:29, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good edits.

Ilango Adikal's ancestry is not confirmed by any contemporary sources. As the work itself is dated to belong to the sixth century CE, the legend that he was the brother of Chera Senguttuvan is just that - a legend. - cheers Parthi 09:10, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Silapadikaram or Cilappatikaram[edit]

I think the spelling should be Silapadikaram as it is most used in the standard books like Nilkantha Sastry's "A History of South India".-Bharatveer 10:15, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree Praveen 17:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I did the redirect. If somebody has objection, please feel free to revert. Thanks

Praveen 17:47, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Misleading intro sentence[edit]

I think the following sentence is misleading: " The poet prince Ilango Adigal, a Jain monk, is credited with this work, although no direct evidence to the identity of its author has been found so far.[2]" It gives an impression that the author for Silappatikaram is not reliably known. The citation only says that there's no proof for Ilangovadigal being the brother of Cheran Senguttuvan. It doesn't raise any doubt that he was the author of Silappadikaram. I think we need to reword this part. Lotlil 03:30, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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There should be a "Plot" Section[edit]

The main content should not have the entire plot I think, it should be in a separate section called "Plot" Threecthreek (talk) 14:52, 27 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Music[edit]

Is the Cilappatikaram ever sung in a Carnatic music context? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 00:42, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There should be the spellings available in Tamil and Malayalam[edit]

Cilappatikaaram was written in Old Tamil. This is the predecessor of both Malayalam and Tamil. Considering the fact that Cilappatikaram was written by a Chera author especially implies that both successor languages need to be shown.

Modern Tamil ≠ Old Tamil and that shouldn't be cited as the reason for only using modern Tamil script. Arjunullas (talk) 08:59, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Malayalam language had not developed when this epic was written so why do you think it makes a lick of sense to have this template? None of this "especially implies" (whatever this means) a good reason to have it in the lead. 106.222.220.237 (talk) 05:42, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And neither has modern Tamil with that script. If that's included, so must Malayalam. Arjunullas (talk) 16:08, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"I should mention that your comment is completely unfounded and lacks any understanding of the development of the Malayalam language, as well as the cultural and religious significance that the Chilappathikaram holds in Central Kerala. Even if we were to assume your statement is true (though I won't admit it), I could argue the same for Modern Tamil not being developed when this epic was written." Ar.ml6 (talk) 07:08, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tamil nationalist vandalism of the page[edit]

As the person previously mentioned, the displayed languages shouldbe in both Malayalam and Tamil (modern) since the work is commonly tought to have created in the western part of Ancient Tamilakam. The language used in this work holds significant importance to the Malayalam language, similar to that of Modern Tamil. Moreover, this work carries immense religious and cultural value in Central Kerala. Ar.ml6 (talk) 07:03, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]