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Classical Sanskrit Poets of India
13 posts
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Jayadeva
Jayadeva, the saint poet, had composed Sri Gitagovinda, to please Sri Purushottama (Lord Jagannatha) in the twelfth century at Srikshetra. Jayadeva was a saint poet who has composed Gitagovinda in the twelfth century. He…
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Sri Dandin
Sri Dandin is a 6th-7th century Indian Sanskrit author of prose romances and expounder on poetics. Although he produced literature on his own, most notably the Dasa Kumara Carita, translated in 1927 as The Adventures of…
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Sriharsha
It is said that Sriharsha lived in the second half of the twelfth century A.D. He was supported by Vijayachandra and Jayachandra of Kanauj. He was the son of Hira and Mamalladevi. His poetry Naishadhacharitam is one of…
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Vishnu Sharma
Long ago in India there lived a king called Amara Shakti who had three sons. These boys were a constant worry for the king. They paid little attention to their lessons and showed no signs of ever being able to take over…
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Bhartrihari
“He has the true heroic turn of mind and turn of speech; he breathes a large and puissant atmosphere. High-spirited, high-minded, high of temper, keen in his sympathies, admiring courage, firmness and daring inspiration…
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Shudraka
Very little is known about the life, date and the very identity of Shudraka, the author of the play Mricchakatika. But it is certain that he was a king, learned and victorious. Mricchakatika is one of the best dramas in…
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Magha
Magha (c. 8th century CE) was a Sanskrit poet who lived under King Varmalata in Srimala in present day Rajasthan state. His Mahakavya Shishupalavadham in twenty cantos is based on the Mahabharata episode of the slaying…
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Banabhatta
Banabhatta, who holds the highest rank among the prose writers in Sanskrit lived in 7th century A.D. The name of his father was Chitrabhanu and his mother was Rajdevi. He was born in a village called Pritikoota. His…
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Bharavi
Sri Aurobindo says, “…Bharavi has high qualities of grave poetic thinking and epic sublimity of description…”(The Renaissance in India CWSA. Vol. 20, p. 362). Bharavi is famous for his Kiratarjuniyam, a grand poem in…
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Bhavabhuti
In the matter of eminence as a poet, Bhavabhuti stands next to Kalidasa. He lived in seventh century A.D. He is believed to have been the court poet of King Yashovarman of Kannauj. His grandfather’s name was Bhattagopal…
