Rajashekhara (Sanskrit poet)
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Rajashekhara (
Rajashekhara wrote the Kāvyamīmāṃsā between 880 and 920 CE. The work is essentially a practical guide for poets that explains the elements and composition of a good poem. He is most noted for the Kārpūramañjarī, a play written in Maharashtri Prakrit.[3] Rajashekhara wrote the play to please his wife, Avantisundarī, a woman of taste and accomplishment. Rajashekhara is perhaps the only ancient Indian poet to acknowledge a woman for her contributions to his literary career.[1]
Life
In his Bālarāmāyaṇa and Kāvyamimāṃsā, Rajashekhara referred himself by his family name Yāyāvara or Yāyāvarīya. In Bālarāmāyaṇa, he mentioned that his great grandfather
Works
The works attributed to poet Rajshekhara include:
References
- ^ ISBN 9788126021710.
- ^ Chandra, Satish (1978). Medieval India: a textbook for classes XI-XII, Part 1. National Council of Educational Research and Training (India). p. 10.
- ISBN 9781481784948.
- ISBN 81-208-0450-3.
- ISBN 978-81-208-0404-3.
- ^ Rajasekhara (1884). Jivanand Vidyasagara (ed.). Balaramayana, a drama by Rajasekhara (in Sanskrit). Calcutta. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - OCLC 857550708.
- ^ Rajasekhara (1924). Kavyamimamsa (3rd ed.). Baroda: Oriental Institute.
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