Lakshmisa
Lakshmisa (or Lakshmisha,
Life
The place, time and religious sect that Lakshmisa belonged to has been a subject of controversy among historians. Some historians believe he was a native of Devanur in modern
There is also controversy about when he wrote Jaimini Bharata. Scholars have assigned him various dates, the earliest being c. 1415,[4] but more generally mid–16th century,[5][6] and late 17th century.[1][4][7] The 16th century or earlier dating is based on similarities between Virupaksha Pandita's (1584 CE) Chennabasava Purana and Lakshmisa's work,[8] while the 17th century dating is based on the claim that no author, Brahmin or otherwise, has referenced his writing and directly mentioned his name in any literature during the period 15th century through late 17th century. Whereas, authors who do mention Lakshmisa regularly in their writings are from the 18th century.[4]
Magnum opus
The Jaimini Bharata, one of the most well known stories in
However, Lakshmisa is considered a successful story-teller with an ability to narrate the Upakhyanas ("story within a story"), describe the physical beauty of a woman at length and to hold the reader with his rich Kannada diction and rhetoric. The writing has been considered an asset to the enlightened reader as well as those not so educated. Lakshmisa authored some poems reminiscent of the Haridasa poetry but without the same success.[5]
In 1852, the Wesleyan Mission Press published the Jaimini Bharata with an English translation by Daniel Sanderson, a Wesleyan missionary at the Bangalore Wesleyan Canarese Mission.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b Sastri (1955), p. 365
- ^ a b Sanderson, Daniel (1852). The Jaimini Bharata: A Celebrated Canarese Poem, with Translations and Notes. Bangalore: Wesleyan Mission Press. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ a b Narasimhacharya (1988), p. 58
- ^ a b c d Narasimhacharya (1988), p. 59
- ^ a b c d e Shiva Prakash (1997), p. 210
- ^ a b Sahitya Akademi (1988), p. 1182
- ^ Kamath (2001), p. 230
- ^ Narasimhacharya (1988), p. 60
References
- Various (1988) [1988]. Encyclopaedia of Indian literature - vol 2. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-1194-7.
- Shiva Prakash, H.S. (1997). "Kannada". In Ayyappapanicker (ed.). Medieval Indian Literature:An Anthology. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-0365-0.
- Sastri, K.A. Nilakanta (2002) [1955]. A history of South India from prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar. New Delhi: Indian Branch, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-560686-8.
- Narasimhacharya, R (1988) [1988]. History of Kannada Literature. New Delhi, Madras: Asian Educational Services. ISBN 81-206-0303-6.
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