Bihari Lal
Bihari Lal Chaube | |
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Born | 1595 Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Died | 1663 Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Occupation | Poet |
Period | Riti Kaal |
Literary movement | Ritikaal |
Bihari Lal Chaube or Bihārī (1595–1663)
The language is the form of Hindi called
Biography
Early life and education
Bihari was born in
Early in his life, he studied ancient Sanskrit texts. In Orchha state, he met the famous poet keshavdas from whom he took lessons in poetry. Later, when he had shifted to Mathura, he got an opportunity to present his in court of visiting Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who immediately got impressed by his work and invited him to stay in Agra.
Once at Agra, he learnt
Significance of Bihari's work
One of the famous Dohas (couplet) written by Bihārī is:
Satsaiya ke dohre jyun navak ke teer |
The couplets of (Bihari's) Satsai are like the arrows of a hunter, |
Though Bihari 'Satasai' is only known work of Bihari, an estimation in which the work is held may be measured by the number of commentators who have devoted themselves to its elucidation, of whom Dr G. A. Grierson mentions seventeen. The collection has also twice been translated into Sanskrit.
The best-known commentary is that of
Bibliography
- The Satasaī (English Translation), ISBN 0-14-044576-5.
- Bihari Satsai. (Hindi and English Translation) Dr. Shyamsunder Dube, Publications Division. [1]
- The Veiled moon; English translations of Bihari satsai, Amar Nath Jha; Girijā Kumāra Māthura. New Delhi, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 1973.[2]
Further reading
- Bihari Satsai: Aalochana evam Vyakhaya (Hindi), Nemichand Jain. Delhi, 2009.[3]
- Humour in the Satsai of Biharilal, Snell, Rupert (1999). In: Of Clowns and Gods Brahmans and Babus: Humour in South Asian Literatures. Manohar (Delhi), pp. 63–79.[4]
- Kangra Paintings of the Bihari Sat Sai by M. S. Randhawa. Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 90, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 1970), pp. 591–592. [5]
References
- ^ a b Kangra Paintings of the Bihari Sat Sai National Museum, New Delhi, 1966.
- ^ a b c public domain: Lyall, Charles James (1911). "Bihārī-Lāl". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 927. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ RitiKavya Kaal
- ^ Google notebook Hindi literature.