Bāṇabhaṭṭa
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Asthana Kavi Bāṇabhaṭṭa | |
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Born | Pritikuta, Kadambari |
Children | Bhūṣaṇabhaṭṭa (son) |
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Relatives | Mayūrabhaṭṭa (brother-in-law) |
Bāṇabhaṭṭa (
Biography
A detailed account regarding his ancestry and early life can be reconstructed from the introductory verses attached to the
Bāna was born to Chitrabhānu and Rājadevi in the village of Pritikuta in a Kanyakubja Brahmin family.[4] His mother died early leaving him in the loving care of his father. His father married again and had two more sons. After the death of his father when he was 14, Bāṇa led a colourful and wandering life with his half-brothers for a period but later came back to his native village. Here, on a summer day, on receiving a letter from Krishna, a cousin of Emperor Harsha, he met the emperor while he was camping near the town of Manitara. After receiving Bāna with mock signs of anger, the emperor showed him much favor.
Works
- Bana (1898). The Parvati Parinaya of Banabhatta, with Sanskrit Commentary, English Notes and Tr., by T.R. Ratnam Aiyar. Madras.
- Bana (tr. G. Layne), Bāṇabhaṭṭa Kādambarī. A Classic Sanskrit Story of Magical Transformations (New York: Garland, 1991).
- Harshacharita :The Harshacharita (Sanskrit: हर्षचरित, Harṣacarita) (The deeds of Harsha), is the biography of Indian emperor Harsha by Banabhatta, also known as Bana, who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh-century CE India. He was the Asthana Kavi, meaning Court Poet, of Harsha. The Harshacharita was the first composition of Bana and is considered to be the beginning of the writing of historical poetic works in the Sanskrit language.
References
- ^ "Sthanvishvara (historical region, India)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.
- ISBN 978-81-905928-0-2 [1]
- ^ Singh, Upinder. History Of Ancient And Early Medeival India From The Stone Age To The 12th Century. Penguin Books Limited. p. 110.
- The Harsacharita of Bana. Translated by F. W. Thomas. London: Royal Asiatic Society, 1897, 4-34.
Biography
- Sakharam Vasudeo Dixit (1963). Bāṇabhaṭṭa: His Life & Literature. A.S. Dixit.
- Neeta Sharma (1968). Banabhatta: a literary study. Munshiram Manoharlal.
- K. Krishnamoorthy (1982). Banabhatta. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-674-6.
External links
- Works by Bāṇabhaṭṭa at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Bāṇabhaṭṭa at Internet Archive
- Banabhatta (1897). The Harsa-carita of Bana (online text). F. W. Thomas(trans.). London : Royal Asiatic Society.