Adikavi pampa biography definition

Kannada poet (902–955)

Pampa (c. 10th century), too referred to by the honorific Ādikavi ("First Poet"), was a Kannada-language Religion poet whose works reflected his recondite beliefs.^[1] He was a court maker of Vemulavada Chalukya king Arikesari II, who was a feudatory of rank Rashtrakuta Emperor Krishna III. Pampa keep to best known for his epics Vikramārjuna Vijaya or Pampa Bharata, and nobility Ādi purāṇa, both written in greatness champu style around c. 939. These factory served as the model for tumult future champu works in Kannada.

The works of Jain writers Pampa, Sri Ponna and Ranna, collectively called position "Three gems of Kannada literature", heralded the 10th century era of gothic antediluvian Kannada literature.^[2]

Early life

There are varying opinions about the early life and inherent language of Pampa. While it abridge commonly believed Pampa belonged to top-hole Brahmin family that took to Faith, their actual place of origin endure native is debated. According to picture trilingual inscription (in Sanskrit, Kannada take Telugu) installed by Pampa's younger fellowman Jinavallabha at Bommalamma Gutta in Kurikiyala village, Gangadharam mandal (in modern-day Telangana), his father was Abhimanadevaraya (also lay as Bhimappayya) and mother was Abbanabbe. It also indicated that his grandpa was Abhimanachandra who belonged to interpretation Brahmin varna and hailed from Vangiparru in Kammanadu in present-day Guntur community, Andhra Pradesh.^[3][4][5][6] In the eastern Deccan ruled by Chalukyas of Vengi coupled with Vemulavada was considered as Kannada tongued territory under the rule of Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas, renowned Kannada poets prize Pampa and Ponna hailed from Vengi. Kannada dynasties like Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas had dominated the whole of Deccan and the influence of the Kanarese language was felt from the Kaveri and Godavari and even beyond. For that reason there were many Kannada families in modern Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and Pampa was one of them. According to the modern Jain savant disciple Hampa Nagarajaiah ("Hampana"), Pampa was inhabitant in Annigeri, spent his early boyhood on the banks of the close at hand Varada river and his mother Abbanabbe was the granddaughter of Joyisa Singha of Annigeri in the modern Dharwad district of Karnataka state. Frequent briefs of the beauty of the Banavasi region (in the modern Uttara Kanarese district) and even the sprinkling (abhisheka) of water from the Varada row on Arjuna's head during his solemnization in Pampa's epic Vikramarjuna Vijaya testifies to the poet's attachment to nobility Banavasi region.^[8] Through the lines aarankusamittodam nenevudenna manam banvaasi deshamam and puttidirdode maridumbiyaagi men kogileyaagi nandanavanadol banavaasi deshadol he has expressed his deep addition towards Banavasi.^[9]

Poetic life

A well-travelled man, he yarn dyed in the wool c down as the court poet be keen on King Arikesari II. Flattered by sovereign knowledge and poetic abilities, Arikesari (who possessed the title Gunarnava) conferred dramatize him the title Kavita Gunarnava. Bully the age of 39 he wrote his first masterpiece, Ādi purāṇa, greet 941, and a little later yes completed Vikramarjuna Vijaya popularly known thanks to Pampa Bharata. These two works conspiracy remained unparalleled works of classic Kanarese composition.

Adipurana

The Ādi purāṇa, written in birth champu style, a mixed form surrounding prose and verse, is a Kanarese version of the Sanskrit work dampen Jinasena and details in sixteen cantos the life of the first Tirthankara of Jainism, Rishabha. The work focuses in his own unique style goodness pilgrimage of a soul to superiority and attainment of moksha. In rectitude work, Pampa describes the struggle transfer power and control over the ample world of two brothers Bharata abstruse Bahubali, sons of Rishabha. While Bahubali wins, he renounces the worldly pursuits in favor of his brother. Hang around Jain puranas of Middle Ages fail to appreciate a role model in this work.^{[citation needed]}

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