Durvinita
Durvinita | |
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7th Western Ganga King | |
Reign | c. 529 – c. 579 CE |
Predecessor | Avinita |
Successor | Mushkara |
Dynasty | Western Ganga |
Father | Avinita |
Religion | Jainism |
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Durvinita (r. 529 – 579 CE) is seen as the most successful ruler of the
Hostilities with Pallavas and Kadambas
During Durvinita's rule, the hostilities between the Pallavas and Gangas came to forefront and several pitched battles were fought by the two kingdoms. Durvinita defeated the Pallavas in the battle of Anderi. Though the Pallavas sought the assistance of the
Ties with Chalukyas
Durvinita was a clever king. In order to keep the Pallavas at bay, he gave his daughter to
Religion
Durvinita was a disciple of the Jain monk Pujyapada, and his court had several Jain scholars. Such tolerance was common among later Ganga kings, who actually took to Jainism in the later centuries.[1]
A 977 CE inscription states that Durvinita commissioned the construction of a Jain temple (basadi); the inscription records a grant by Indrakirti Munindra to this temple.[2]
Literature
Durvinita was a scholar and patronized several learned men, including his tutor
Durvinita was well-versed in Sanskrit and Kannada languages.[3] Amoghavarsha's Kannada-language text Kavirajamarga hails Durvinita as one of the early writers in Kannada prose, though no Kannada works by him survive.[4] According to multiple Ganga grant inscriptions, such as the Gummareddipura inscription, Durvinita wrote a Kannada-language commentary on Canto 15 of Bharavi's Kirātārjunīya.[5]
The Gummareddipura inscription and other Ganga inscriptions also suggest that he composed a Sanskrit version of Brihatkatha (Vadda-katha). These inscriptions also describe him as Shabdavatara-kara, suggesting that he composed the Shabdavatara (a work on grammar[6]). However, Shabdavatara is a work of his tutor Pujyapada.[7]
References
- ^ Narasimhacharya 1988, p. 3.
- ^ Muddachari 1971, p. 128.
- ^ a b c Muddachari 1971, p. 126.
- ^ a b Muddachari 1971, p. 126-127.
- ^ Muddachari 1971, p. 128-129.
- ^ Harold G. Coward; K. Kunjunni Raja, eds. (1990). The Philosophy of the Grammarians. Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies. Vol. 5. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 175.
- ^ Muddachari 1971, pp. 128–129.
Bibliography
- Kamat, Suryanath U. (2002) [2001], Concise history of Karnataka, Bangalore: MCC
- Muddachari, B. (1971). "Durvinita - A Man of Letters". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 33: 126–130. JSTOR 44145322.
- ISBN 81-206-0303-6
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