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'''Siruppanchamulam''' (Tamil: சிறுபஞ்சமூலம்) is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poetic work of [[didactic]] nature belonging to the [[Eighteen Lesser Texts]] (''Pathinenkilkanakku'') anthology of [[Tamil literature]]. This belongs to the 'post [[Sangam period]]' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. ''Siruppanchamulam'' contains 100 poems written by the poet [[Kariyaasaan]]. He was probably a [[Jain]] by religious persuasion. This and the fact that he was a student of one [[Makkayanaar]] is known from the introductory poem of this book. The poems of ''Siruppanchamulam'' are written in the [[Venpa]] meter.<br />
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''Siruppanchamulam'' uses the analogy of the traditional herbal medicine, which uses the roots of the five herbs ''kandankatthiri'' (a plant of the [[nightshade]] family – ''[[Solanum]] xanthocarpum''), ''siruvzhuthunai'', ''sirumalli'', ''perumalli'', and ''nerunji'' (a thorny prostrate plant – ''[[Tribulus terrestris]]'') to cure certain maladies. ''Siruppanchamulam'' similarly uses five different [[maxim (philosophy)|maxims]] to illustrate correct behaviour.<br />
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The following poem lists the five things, namely, a chaste girl, the humility of the learned, friendly neighbouring countries, benevolent kings under whose reign there are timely rains and loyal assistants as sweet as ambrosia.<br />
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: கற்புடைய பெண் அமிர்து, கற்று அடங்கினான் அமிர்து<br />
: நற்புடைய நாடுஅமிர்து - நற்புடைய<br />
: மேகமே சேர்கொடி வேந்து அமிர்து, சேவகனும்<br />
: ஆகவே செய்யின் அமிர்து.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Tamil Jain]]<br />
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==References==<br />
* Mudaliyar, Singaravelu A., Apithana Cintamani, An encyclopaedia of Tamil Literature, (1931) - Reprinted by Asian Educational Services, New Delhi (1983)<br />
* http://tamilnation.org/literature/ <br />
* http://tamilnation.org/literature/pathinen/pm0029.pdf ''Siruppanchamulam'' eText at [[Project madurai]]<br />
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