Epics in Malayalam
Malayalam reaches for പുരാണകഥ (puraanakatha) when the subject is epics, a word that literally means an ancient story of the kind told in the Puranas. It is said pu-raa-na-ka-tha and sits in literary, religious and classroom usage rather than casual talk. A particular epic is named instead, as with അദ്ധ്യാത്മരാമായണം (adhyathmaramayanam).
Ancient story, story in the Puranas, epics, legends.
മുത്തശ്ശി കുട്ടികൾക്ക് പുരാണകഥ പറഞ്ഞു കൊടുത്തു.
muthashi kuttikalkku puraanakatha paranju koduthu.
Grandmother told the children an ancient story.
All Malayalam words for “epics”
- പുരാണകഥ (puraanakatha) — Ancient story, story in the Puranas, epics, legends.
- അദ്ധ്യാത്മരാമായണം (adhyathmaramayanam) — One of the great Hindu epics in which Sri Rama is depicted as an incarnation of Vishnu.
The general term for old epic and legendary narrative is പുരാണകഥ (puraanakatha), whereas അദ്ധ്യാത്മരാമായണം (adhyathmaramayanam) is the title of one specific epic work rather than a translation of the English word.
Common questions
How do you say epics in Malayalam?
Epic tales are called പുരാണകഥ (puraanakatha), the ancient stories handed down in the Puranas.
Does അദ്ധ്യാത്മരാമായണം (adhyathmaramayanam) mean epic?
No. It names one particular epic, the Ramayana version in which Rama appears as an incarnation of Vishnu.