Poets on Poetics: Literature as Sanskrit Poets See It

Literature Oct 09, 2023

Yaśovarmā

Yaśovarmā, Bhavabhūti’s contemporary, is the author of the now-unavailable play, Rāmābhyudaya. Eminent aestheticians such as Ānandavardhana have held this work...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N

Literature Mar 04, 2024

Jinasena

               Jinasena, the author of Pūrvapurāṇa, hailed from Karnataka. He composed thi...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N

Literature Mar 25, 2024

Bhallaṭa and Rājaśekhara

Bhallaṭa Bhallaṭa is best remembered as the poet who put the genre of anyokti (allegorical verses) on the map. He composed a century of verses and elevated thi...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N

Literature Apr 29, 2024

Trivikrama-bhaṭṭa, Somadevasūri

Trivikrama-bhaṭṭa Among the ornate campū compositions available in Sanskrit, Nala-campū authored by Trivikrama-bhaṭṭa is the oldest. The author had a penchant...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N

Literature May 12, 2024

Parimalapadmagupta, Bhoja

Parimalapadmagupta Parimalapadmagupta or Parimalagupta is the author of the historical poem, Navasāhasāṅkacarita. This work describes the attainments of Sindhu...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N

Literature Jun 24, 2024

Kṣemendra, Bilhaṇa

Kṣemendra Kṣemendra was a man of many talents who straddled the realms of śāstra and kāvya. Although he composed several works in both these genres, his attain...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N