Blogलेखाः
Readings & Reflections
Close readings of the Gita by our writers, in the light of Sri Aurobindo.
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Magha
Classical Sanskrit Poets of India
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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RAmarasA
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Vishwaroopa
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Banabhatta
Classical Sanskrit Poets of India
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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Tvameva
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Ragasudharasa
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Bharavi
Classical Sanskrit Poets of India
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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Draupadi
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Tulasi Priyam
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Bhavabhuti
Classical Sanskrit Poets of India
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…
