Question

The Ashtadiggajas at the court of Krishnadevaraya were ______.

• A. eight great ministers like the Maratha Ashtapradhans
• B. eight great musicians
• C. eight great scholars of Telugu literature
• D. eight great Nayaks of the Empire of Vijayanagar

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

eight great scholars of Telugu literature

Ashtadiggajas is the collective title given to the eight Telugu poets in the court of the emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya who ruled the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 until his death in 1529. During his reign, Telugu literature and culture reached its zenith. In his court, eight poets were regarded as the eight pillars of his literary assembly. The age of Ashtadiggajas is called Prabhanda age (1540 AD to 1600).