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This is an effort to learn kamba ramayanam in an interactive manner, posting and discussing verses each day. Kamba Ramayanam is an epic in Tamil by Kambar, with more than 10,500 verses. The intricacies, poetic nuances, similes, metaphors, characterizations, descriptions and reading a vast epic in poem format makes this a unique work. The initiative is run through volunteers only. If you want to type up verses and take part in discussions, please go ahead, in this thread. Please contact Balaji Srinivasan (bb) for further details.

Contents:

  1.  Nool Payan - áü ÀÂý

  2. Paayiram - À¡Â¢Ãõ

  3. Baala Kaandam - À¡Ä ¸¡ñ¼õ

    1. ARRup padalam  -  ¬üÚô À¼Äõ 

    2. Naattup padalam -  ¿¡ðÎô À¼Äõ

    3. Nagarap padalam -  ¿¸Ãô À¼Äõ  

    4. Arasiyal Padalam - «Ãº¢Âü À¼Äõ

    5. Thiru Avathaarap padalam - ¾¢Õ «Å¾¡Ãô À¼Äõ 

    6. Kaiyadaip padalam - ¨¸Â¨¼ô À¼Äõ

    7. Thaadagai vadhaip padalam - ¾¡¼¨¸ Ũ¾ô À¼Äõ  

    8. vELvip padalam - §ÅûÅ¢ô À¼Äõ

    9. Agaligaip padalam - «¸Ä¢¨¸ô À¼Äõ

    10. Mithilaik kaatchip padalam - Á¢¾¢¨Äì ¸¡ðº¢ô À¼Äõ  

    11. kulamurai kiLaththup padalam - ÌÄÓ¨È ¸¢ÇòÐ À¼Äõ  

    12. kaarmugap padalam - ¸¡÷Ó¸ô À¼Äõ  

    13. ezhuchchip padalam - ±Øô À¼Äõ  

    14. varaik kaatchip padalam - ŨÃì ¸¡ðº¢ô À¼Äõ  

    15. pookkoi padalam  - â즸¡ö À¼Äõ

    16. punal viLaiyaattup padalam - ÒÉø Å¢¨Ç¡ðÎô À¼Äõ  

    17. uNdaattup padalam - ¯ñ¼¡ðÎô À¼Äõ  

    18. edhirkoL padalam - ±¾¢÷¦¸¡û À¼Äõ

    19. ulaaviyaR padalam - ¯Ä¡Å¢Âü À¼Äõ  

    20. kOlamkaaN padalam - §¸¡Äí¸¡ñ À¼Äõ  

    21. kadimaNap padalam - ¸ÊÁ½ô À¼Äõ  

    22. parasurAmap padalam - ÀÃÍáÁô À¼Äõ  

  4. Ayodhya Kaandam - «§Â¡ò¾¢Â¡ ¸¡ñ¼õ

    1. mandhirap padalam - Áó¾¢Ãô À¼Äõ

    2. mandhirai soozhchchip padalam - Áó¾¨Ã ÝúôÀ¼Äõ

    3. kaikEyi soozhvinaip padalam - ¨¸§¸Â¢ ÝúÅ¢¨Éô À¼Äõ

    4. nagar neengu padalam - ¿¸÷ ¿£íÌ À¼Äõ

    5. thailam aattup padalam - ¨¾ÄÁ¡ðÎôÀ¼Äõ

    6. gangaip padalam - ¸í¨¸ô À¼Äõ

    7. guhap padalam - ̸ôÀ¼Äõ

    8. vanam pugu padalam - ÅÉõ ÒÌ À¼Äõ

    9. siththira koodap padalam - º¢ò¾¢Ãܼô À¼Äõ

    10. paLLi padaip padalam - ÀûÇ¢À¨¼ô À¼Äõ

    11. aaRu sel padalam - ¬Ú ¦ºø À¼Äõ

    12. gangai kaaN padalam - ¸í¨¸ ¸¡ñ À¼Äõ

    13. thiruvadi soottup padalam - ¾¢ÕÅÊ ÝðÎô À¼Äõ

This is a compilation of posts in this thread . Please enjoy this great work of literature, one of the most pristine and unique works in the history of mankind. Take part in discussions and keep the spirit of Kamban alive!

Started on Feb 4, 2003   By Balaji Srinivasan (bb), B.Balaji and Murali Shankar.

What’s New:

07/08/2004 (bb) Completed uploading ayodhya kaaNdam to the master page. We move on to Aranya Kaandam next. 

06/17/2004 (bb) Updating the master page after a long time. Uploaded Gangaip padalam and Guhap padalam. Meanwhile, we've completed the Ayodhya Kaandam last month.

03/12/2004 (bb) Uploaded thailam aattup padalam. In this chapter, we see the death of Dasarathan. Madhurabharathi posted several verses in this padalam and in subsequent chapters.

03/01/2004 (bb) Madhurabharathi has joined us in posting the verses and their meanings. We've completed about 570 verses in the ayodhya kaaNdam. Rama, Sita and Lakshmana have just left for the forests.

02/03/2004 (bb) Today marks the first anniversary of this mammoth effort! Last year, Feb 2, we started off. We've done roughly 1740 verses in one year. Thanks to all of you. Let us keep going.

 12/06/2003   (bb) The discussions in the Kamba Ramayanam thread have taken off, thanks to a bunch of knowledgeable newcomers. R.Srinivasan, Sounder, Manian, Madhurabharathi, P.N.Kumar have joined Ananth, Pasupathy, Harikrishnan and B.Balaji in discussing the verses. They provide fresh perspectives and unique insights. Thanks to all of them!

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