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Valayapathi
Valayapathi ((タミル語:வளையாபதி)) is a fragmentary Tamil Jain epic. Tamil literary tradition places it among the five great epics, alongside such works as ''Silappatikaram'', ''Manimegalai'', ''Civaka Cintamani'' and ''Kundalakesi''.〔Mukherjee 1999, p. 277〕 The first mention of the "''Aimperumkappiyam''" (lit. Five large epics) occurs in Mayilainathar's commentary of ''Nannūl''. Mayilainathar does not mention the names of the five epics. The names of the epics are first mentioned in the late 18th century - early 19th century work ''Thiruthanikaiula''. Earlier works like the 17''th'' century poem ''Tamil vidu thoothu'' mention the great epics as ''Panchkavyams''.〔Zvelebil 1992, p. 73〕〔M.S. 1994, p. 115〕
==Sources==
Of the five great epics, ''Valayapathi'' and ''Kundalakesi'' are not available in full. Only fragments quoted in other literary works and commentaries have survived. The loss of the epic happened as recent as late 19th century CE. Tamil scholar and publisher of classical literature, U. V. Swaminatha Iyer mentions in his autobiography that he once saw a palm leaf manuscript of ''Valayapathi'' in the Thiruvaiyaru library of his teacher, Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai. However, when he later searched for it for publication, it had disappeared. Another Tamil scholar V. Subramania Mudaliar has also written about seeing a palm leaf manuscript of ''Valayapathi''. The epic has been mentioned by name in the ''Parimelalagar's'' commentary (14th century CE) of ''Tirukkuṛaḷ'' and a 12th-century commentary of ''Ottakoothars ''Thakkayagaparani''. Currently 72 stanzas of the epic have been recovered from various secondary sources. Fragments have been found in commentaries of ''Yapperungala Viruthi Ceyyul'' and ''Ilampuranar's'' and ''Nachinarkiniyar's'' commentaries of ''Tolkāppiyam''. ''Adiyarkkunallar's'' commentary on ''Cilappatikaram'' and an anonymous commentary of ''Yapperungalam'' contain 3 and 2 stanzas of the epic respectively. Three stanzas have been found in. Majority of the currently available verses (66 of them) are found in the 14th century anthology ''Purathirattu''.〔Zvelebil 1992, p. 73〕〔Krishna Murthy 1987, p. 102〕〔Mukherjee 1999, p. 416〕
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