Any five Non-tamil sources( foreign accounts)
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Explanation:
The Classical Sangam corpus (collection) consists of the Tholkappiyam, the Pathinen Melkanakku (18 Major works) and the Pathinen Kilkanakku (18 minor works) and the five epics.
Tholkappiyam
Tholkappiyam, attributed to Tholkappiyar, is the earliest written work on Tamil grammar. Apart from elaborating the rules of grammar, the third section of Tholkappiyam also describes poetic conventions that provide information on Tamil social life.
The texts of Pathinen Melkanakku include Pathupaattu (ten long songs) and Ettuthogai (the eight anthologies). These texts are the oldest among the classical Tamil texts. The texts of Pathinen Kilkanakku belong to a later date.
The Ettuthogai or the eight anthologies are
Nattrinai
Kurunthogai
Paripaadal
Pathittrupathu
Aingurunuru
Kalithogai
Akanaanuru
Puranaanuru
Pathupattu collection includes ten long songs
Thirumurugatrupadai
Porunaratrupadai
Perumpanatruppadai
Sirupanatrupadai
Mullaipaattu
Nedunalvaadai
Maduraikanchi
Kurinjipaattu
Pattinappaalai
Malaipadukadam
Pathinen Kilkanakku (18 minor works)
The Pathinen Kilkanakku comprises eighteen texts elaborating on ethics and morals. The pre-eminent work among these is the Thirukkural composed by Thiruvalluvar. In 1330 couplets Thirukkural considers questions of morality, statecraft and love.
The Five Epics
The epics or Kappiyams are long narrative poem of very high quality. They are,
Silappathikaaram
Manimekalai
Seevaka Chinthamani
Valaiyapathi
Kundalakesi