Nagavarma I

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Nāgavarma I
Born950 CE [1]
Died1015 CE [1]
Occupation(s)Kannada poet, writer, and grammarian
Notable workChandōmbudhi, Karnātaka Kādambari

Nāgavarma I (c. 990) was a noted

Govinda Pai, Nāgavarma I lived from 950 CE to 1015 CE.[1] So popular was Nāgavarma I's poetic skills that King Bhoja of Malwa (central India) presented him with horses, in appreciation of his poetic skills.[6]

Writings

Nāgavarma I was patronised by King Rakkasa Ganga (also called Rachamalla V, 986–999 CE) of the

Sanskrit language epics of India, or were didactic in nature and were derived from Jain lore and legend. Writing on themes that were Loukika (secular and historical) and Agamika (religious and legendary) was popular.[8]

His Karnataka Kadambari is not considered a direct translation of the Sanskrit original. Written in a smooth flowing language, it has an originality of its own.

medieval Karnataka. It was written at a time when the Sanskrit textual production had won mainstream (margam) appeal and its scholars were held in high esteem. The text also conveys that popularity of a Kannada writing was based on the types of native compositions used. The text overall tries to reconcile local literary traditions with the mainstream Sanskrit cosmopolitan.[4]

Nāgavarma I devoted an entire section of the Chandombudhi to native Kannada metres and called it Kannadavisayajati.

Hoysala poet Raghavanka in the 1225 CE.[11] He also dwells at length on metres that were common to Sanskrit and Kannada and calls the section samavrtta, metres (vrtta) inherited from Sanskrit and very much in vogue among the classical poets of Kannada language.[10] According to Nāgavarma I, some native metrical forms such as the ragale and dandaka that were later to become popular in Kannada have similarities with Prakrit language metres.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Bhat (1993), p. 106
  2. ^ Shastri (1955), p. 357
  3. ^ Narasimhacharya (1988), p. 18
  4. ^ a b Nagaraj (2003), p. 339
  5. ^ Narasimacharya (1988), p. 27; Shastri (1955), p. 357
  6. ^ Narasimhacharya (1988), p. 68
  7. ^ Pollock (2006), p. 369
  8. ^ Mugali (2006), p. 179
  9. ^ Sahitya Akademi (1987), p. 620
  10. ^ a b c Nagaraj (2003), p. 340
  11. ^ Sahitya Akademi (1988), p. 1181

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  • Narasimhacharya, R (1988) [1934]. History of Kannada Literature. Mysore: Government Press. Reprinted by Asian Educational Services, New Delhi.
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  • Nagaraj, D.R. (2003) [2003]. "Critical Tensions in the History of Kannada Literary Culture". In Sheldon I. Pollock (ed.). Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia. Berkeley and London: University of California Press. Pp. 1066. pp. 323–383.
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