Silappatikaram From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Topics in Tamil literature Sangam Literature The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature Silappatikaram Manimekalai Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi Valayapathi Kundalakesi Bhakthi Literature Tevaram Divya Prabandha Tirumuṟai Tamil people Sangam Sangam landscape Tamil history from Sangam literature Ancient Tamil music edit Silappadikaram ( Tamil : சிலப்பதிகாரம் , Cilappatikāram , IPA : [ʧiləppət̪ikɑːrəm] ? , republished as The Tale of an Anklet [1] ) is one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature according to later Tamil literary tradition. [2] A Jain poet-prince from Kodungallur near Kochi (part of ancient Tamilakam , now in modern Kerala ), referred to by the pseudonym Ilango Adigal , is credited with this work. [3] He is reputed to have been the brother of Vel Kelu Kuttuvan , the Chera dynasty...