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Who wrote the Kavirajamarga?


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Kavirajamarga was written and motivated by King Nrupatunga Amoghavarsha-I of Rashtrakuta. Historians say that Kavirajamarga is focused on Kavyadarsha, a Sanskrit text. Kavirajamarga is co-authored by Sri Vijaya, a poet in the king’s court and a theorist in the Kannada language.

  • Kavirajamarga is the earliest available work on poetics, grammar, rhetoric in the Kannada language.

Amoghavarsha – I

  • He was the greatest ruler of Rashtrakuta dynasty.
  • During the rule of Amoghavarsha-I, many Sanskrit and Kannada scholars gained prominence.
  • Amoghavarsha I was an well established scholar and poet.

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