Ilango Adigal

Ilango Adigal
Ilango Adigal
	Statue of Ilango Adigal at Marina Beach, Chennai.
Native name	இளங்கோ அடிகள்
Born	c. 4th-6th century CE
Occupation	Jain monk
Language	Tamil
Genre	Epic
Notable works	Cilappatikaram

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Relief sculpture of Ilango Adigal, in the Silappathikara Art Gallery, Poombuhar, Tamil Nadu.

Ilango Adigal (a title, literally "prince ascetic",^[2] fl. c. 4th-6th century CE^[1]) was a Jain monk, belonging to the Chera royal family, from the city of Vanchi. He is traditionally credited as the author of the epic poem Cilappatikaram (the Song of the Anklet), one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature.^[3]^[4]

In the patikam (the prologue) to the poem, Ilango Adigal identifies himself as the brother of the Chera king Cenkuttuvan (c. late 2nd century CE^[5]).^[6]^[7] However, it is generally assumed that the author was a member of the Chera royal family who lived much later than Cenkuttuvan and composed the poem based on a reliable version of the historical tradition concerning Cenkuttuvan and Kannaki.^[8]

^ ^a ^b Zvelebil 1973, pp. 172–176.
^ Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Longman. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-81-317-1120-0.
^ Subbarayalu, Y. (2014). "Sangam and Post-Sangam Literature". In Karashima, Noboru (ed.). A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. Oxford University Press. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-0-19-809977-2.
^ Sastri, K. A.Nilakanta (1958) [1955]. A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 362–363.
^ Subbarayalu, Y. (2014). "Early Tamil Polity". In Karashima, Noboru (ed.). A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. Oxford University Press. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-0-19-809977-2.
^ Ilango Adigal 1965, p. VIII.
^ Rosen, Elizabeth S. (1975). "Review: Shilappadikāram (Alain Daniélou)". Artibus Asiae. 37 (1/2): 148–150. doi:10.2307/3250226. ISSN 0004-3648.
^ Zvelebil 1973, pp. 171–176.

[FOOTNOTEZvelebil1973172–176-1] Zvelebil 1973, pp. 172–176.

[2] Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Longman. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-81-317-1120-0.

[:2-3] Subbarayalu, Y. (2014). "Sangam and Post-Sangam Literature". In Karashima, Noboru (ed.). A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. Oxford University Press. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-0-19-809977-2.

[:0-4] Sastri, K. A.Nilakanta (1958) [1955]. A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 362–363.

[:82-5] Subbarayalu, Y. (2014). "Early Tamil Polity". In Karashima, Noboru (ed.). A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. Oxford University Press. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-0-19-809977-2.

[FOOTNOTEIlango_Adigal1965VIII-6] Ilango Adigal 1965, p. VIII.

[:1-7] Rosen, Elizabeth S. (1975). "Review: Shilappadikāram (Alain Daniélou)". Artibus Asiae. 37 (1/2): 148–150. doi:10.2307/3250226. ISSN 0004-3648.

[FOOTNOTEZvelebil1973171–176-8] Zvelebil 1973, pp. 171–176.

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