Nagachandra
Nagachandra | |
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Born | 11th century CE |
Died | 12th century CE |
Occupation | Poet |
Works | Mallinatha-Purana, Rama-Chandra-Charita-Purana |
Title | Abhinava Pampa |
Noted Kannada poets and writers in Hoysala Empire (1100-1343 CE) | |
Nagachandra | 1105 |
Kanti | 1108 |
Rajaditya | 12th. c |
Harihara | 1160–1200 |
Udayaditya | 1150 |
Vritta Vilasa | 1160 |
Kereya Padmarasa | 1165 |
Nemichandra | 1170 |
Sumanobana | 1175 |
Rudrabhatta | 1180 |
Aggala | 1189 |
Palkuriki Somanatha | 1195 |
Sujanottamsa(Boppana) | 1180 |
Kavi Kama | 12th c. |
Devakavi | 1200 |
Raghavanka | 1200–1225 |
Bhanduvarma | 1200 |
Balachandra Kavi | 1204 |
Parsva Pandita | 1205 |
Maghanandycharya | 1209 |
Janna | 1209–1230 |
Puligere Somanatha | 13th c. |
Hastimalla | 13th c. |
Chandrama | 13th c. |
Somaraja | 1222 |
Gunavarma II | 1235 |
Polalvadandanatha | 1224 |
Andayya | 1217–1235 |
Sisumayana | 1232 |
Mallikarjuna | 1245 |
Naraharitirtha
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1281 |
Kumara Padmarasa | 13th c. |
Mahabala Kavi | 1254 |
Kesiraja | 1260 |
Kumudendu | 1275 |
Nachiraja | 1300 |
Ratta Kavi | 1300 |
Nagaraja | 1331 |
Noted Kannada poets and writers in the Seuna Yadava Kingdom | |
Kamalabhava | 1180 |
Achanna | 1198 |
Amugideva | 1220 |
Chaundarasa | 1300 |
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Nagachandra or Abhinava Pampa was a 12th-century poet in the
Biography
Nagachandra, a scholar and the builder of the Mallinatha Jinalaya (a Jain temple in honor of the 19th Jain
Works
He wrote his magnum opus, a Jain version of the Hindu epic Ramayana called Ramachandra Charitapurana (or Pampa Ramayana).[2] Written in the traditional champu metre and in the Pauma charia tradition of Vimalasuri, it is the earliest extant version of the epic in the Kannada language.[3] The work contains 16 sections and deviates significantly from the original epic by Valmiki. Nagachandra represents King Ravana, the villain of the Hindu epic, as a tragic hero, who in a moment of weakness commits the sin of abducting Sita (wife of the Hindu god Rama) but is eventually purified by her devotion to Rama. In a further deviation, Rama's loyal brother Lakshmana (instead of Rama) kills Ravana in the final battle.[3] Eventually, Rama takes jaina-diksha (converts to Digambara monk), becomes an ascetic and attains nirvana (enlightenment). Considered a complementary work to the Pampa Bharatha of Adikavi Pampa (941, a Jain version of the epic Mahabharata), the work earned Nagachandra the honorific "Abhinava Pampa" ("new Pampa").[4] Only in the Kannada language do Jain versions exist of the Hindu epics, the Mahabharata and Ramayana, in addition to their Brahminical version.[5]
Notes
Sources
- ISBN 978-93-325-6996-6
- Narasimhacharya, Ramanujapuram (1988) [1934]. History of Kannada Literature. Mysore: Government Press. Reprinted by Asian Educational Services, New Delhi. ISBN 81-206-0303-6.
- Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001) [1980]. A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present. Bangalore: Jupiter books. OCLC 7796041.
- 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.
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