Friday, 16 February 2024

SANSKRIT IN THE REIGN OF PRATAPARUDRA

 


PratapaRudraDeva of Kakatiya dynasty ruled at Warangal region of Andhra Pradesh, in between 1268 to 1325 A.D.  The renowned poet Vidyanatha adorned his court.  He has composed an alankara (Rhetoric) work titled PratapaRudraYasoBhushanam with 3 chapters namely KavyaPrakaranam, RasaPrakaranam and NatakaPrakaranam. It also contains a drama called PraparudraKalyanam with 5 Acts for illustrating the rules of dramaturgy.  It describes the accession of prince PratapaRudra to the throne.


All the illustrations in this work are composed by the author himself exploiting the merits and exploits of ViraRudra or PratapaRudra who was his patron.  This work contains some historical information about ViraRudra and the Kakatiya dynasty.

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