The Vijayanagar rulers patronised Telugu, Sanskrit, Tamil and Kannada poets Golden epoch during the reign of the Vijayanagar ruler Krishnadeva Raya (1509-1529).

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Rose Thomas
Assistant Professor
Department of History
St. Mary’s College
Thrissur-680020
Kerala

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Introduction
The Vijayanagar rulers patronised
Telugu, Sanskrit, Tamil and Kannada poets
Golden epoch during the reign of the
Vijayanagar ruler Krishnadeva Raya
(1509-1529).

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Features
Prabandha style
1. this era was called as the prabandhayugam.
2. A prabandham can be of three types, viz., prakhyatam, utpadyam,
misramam (famous story, purely fictional story, mixed story).
3. Prabandhams of this period were written in all the three genres.
Champu or Chapu-Kavya style
1. It is a genre of literary composition .
2. The word 'Champu' means a combination of poetry and prose.
A champu-kavya consists of a mixture of prose (Gadya-Kavya) and
poetry passages (Padya-Kavya), with verses interspersed among
prose.
3. The most acclaimed Champu work is NannayaBhattarakudu’s
Andhra Mahabharatam, produced around the 11th
century

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Kannada literature
The development of Kannada literature was mainly confined to
the Tuluva country.
It is primarily enriched by the Jain writers.
Gobbi Mallanarya and Sarvagna murthi were the two well known
kannada poets of the age.
Kallarasa wrote Janavasya or Mallikarjuna Vijaya or
Mallikarjuna

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Works in Sanskrit
Author Works in sanskrit Significance
Ganga Devi
(the wife of
Kampa)
Kamparaja
Vijayam
Narahari
a disciple of
Vidyaranya
commented upon the
Kayya-prakasa and wrote
the Naishadha-dipika
Lakshmana
pandita
Vaidyaraja
vallabha.
It was Under the patronage
of Bukka II, Lakshmana pandita
wrote this medical work
Akshobhyatirtha
Jaya tirha.
Madhava Tattvasara
Samgraha
Dvaita tradition
defeated Vidyaranya in dispute when
Vedanta Desika was the arbitrator

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Author Works in sanskrit Significance
Vidyaranya Vyavahara Madhaviya, Vivarana
Prameya Samgraha, Brahma Vidasirvada
Paddhati, Kovanmikti Viveka,
Manu Smriti Vyakhya, Panchadasi,
Kalamadhaviya, Ayurvedanindana,
Samkara Vijaya, Kalanirvanaya
Sayana
Dhatu-vriti, Subhashita, Sudhanidhi,
Purusharta Sudhanidhi, Ayurveda
Sudhanidhi, commentary on the
vedas, commentaries on the Satapatha
and Taitteraya, Alamkara
Sudhanidhi, Prayaschi Sudhanidhi,
Yagna Tantra Sudhanidhi.
Madhava
son of
Sayana
Sarvadarsana Sangraha composed in
the time of
Jayatirta.

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Works under krishnadevaraya
His court was adorned with eight poets known popularly as
Ashtadiggajas‘
The sixteenth century has been generally acclaimed as the golden
age of telugu classical literature.
works
Poems (sanskrit ) Madalasa caritra, Satyavadhu
parinayam,Jnanacintamani, Rasamanjari, Sakalakatha
sara samgraha,Suktinaipuni Jnanachintamani
drama Jambavati Parinaya
Amuktamalyada in Telugu in the
introduction of which he refers to five Sanskrit works
written by him

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Telugu literature
VemulavadaBhimakavi - composed Kavijanasraya which deals
with Telugu grammar.
Ketana
1. Andhra-Bhasha-Bhushana is important work on grammar.
2. His Dasakumaracharita is a translation of Dandin's work,
earning for him the title 'AbhinavaDandin'.
3. He also rendered the Telugu translation of
Vijnanesvara's Mitakshara.
 Baddena
1. Nitishastra-Muktavali, a treatise on Politics.
ElegantiPeddana translated the Lilavati of Bhaskara under the
name PrakirnaGanita.

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Telugu literature (continues...)
Srinatha's Srinagara-Naishadha is the translation of Sri
Harsha's Naishadhakavya.
Somanatha
1. is the author of Uttara Harivamsa which he
dedicated to god Hariharanatha.
2. He also wrote Vasanta Vilasa and Haravilasa
the fall of Vijayanagar, standards in Telugu literary production
began to deteriorate.

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Ashtadiggajas
1. AllasaniPeddana
 most important among the'ashtadiggajas'
 his chief work was 'SwarochishaManucharita', which
deals with an episode from the MarkandeyaPurana.
 The emperor Krishnadeva Raya is said to have great
admiration
2. Nandi Timma
composed the well known work 'Parijatapaharanamu'
 This composition deals with the theme of Krishna
getting the divine parijata flower from Lord Indra's
garden for his wife Satyabhama.
The poet dedicated this work to Krishnadeva Raya.

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Ashtadiggajas(continues...)
3.Dhurjati
He composed the 'KalabastiMahatmyam' and the
'KalahastislararaShatakam' in praise of Lord Siva of
Kalahasti (Andhra Pradesh) as he was a great devotee of
this deity.
4.PingaliSuranna
Authored 'Raghavapatidariyafatt'. This work is
considered to be one of the five mahakavyas of Telugu
literature.
He also got the patronage of the chief of Nandyala known
as Krishna Raja.
5.RamarajaBhushana
ornament of Ramaraja's court
Wrote Vasucharitra

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Tenali Ramakrishna
was more known as Tenali Rama.
He is still remembered for his humour and wit
He wrote Udbhata-radhyaCharitran
 He was dedicated to the governor of Kondavidu
during Krishnadeva Raya's time.
‘PandurangaMatatmyamu' was a poem written
by him and it was regarded as one of the great literary
beauty.
7. AyyalarajuRamabhadriah,
 who composed the 'Ramabhudavaw', '
8.'Vasucharitramu'
Ashtadiggajas(continues...)

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References
1. https://www.indianetzone.com/25/ashtadiggajas_poets_krishnadeva_raya_s_court.htm
2. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/25600/7/07_chapter%202.pdf
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