Bāṇabhaṭṭa
Sign in to saveBāṇabhaṭṭa () was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet from India. He was the court poet of Emperor Harsha, during his reign at Kanyakubja. Bāna's principal works include a biography of Harsha, the Harshacharita and the novel Kadambari. Bāṇa died before finishing the novel and it was completed by his son Bhūṣaṇabhaṭṭa. Both these works are noted texts of Sanskrit literature. The other works attributed to him are the Caṇḍikāśataka and a drama, the Pārvatīpariṇaya. Banabhatta gets an applause as "Banochhistam Jagatsarvam" meaning Bana has described everything in this world and nothing is
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Bāṇabhaṭṭa, also known by the name बान, was a male human born in 585. He worked as a poet, biographer, writer, and novelist. His literary career flourished in 601. He wrote in Sanskrit and spoke both Sanskrit and Marathi.
His notable work is the Kadambari. This text is also referred to as The World's First Novel?. Bāṇabhaṭṭa died in Kannauj. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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- Kadambari
- Kadambari, The World's First Novel?
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- The Harshacharita of Bâṇabhaṭṭa : with the commentary (Saṅketa) of Śankara1897 · 2 cit
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- Bāṇabhaṭṭa
- Person.occupation
- Poet, writer
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- Harshacharita, Kadambari
- Person.father
- Chitrabhānu
- Person.mother
- Rājadevi
- Person.birth_place
- Pritikuta
- Person.children
- Bhūṣaṇabhaṭṭa (son)
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- Mayūrabhaṭṭa (brother-in-law)
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- Gender
- male
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- Kannauj
- Occupation
- novelist
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Notable work
- Kadambari
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- date of birth
- 0585-00-00
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- Sanskrit
- name in native language
- बाण
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- Banabhatta
- date of death
- 0700-00-00
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Bāṇabhaṭṭa () was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet from India. He was the court poet of Emperor Harsha, during his reign at Kanyakubja. Bāna's principal works include a biography of Harsha, the Harshacharita and the novel Kadambari. Bāṇa died before finishing the novel and it was completed by his son Bhūṣaṇabhaṭṭa. Both these works are noted texts of Sanskrit literature. The other works attributed to him are the Caṇḍikāśataka and a drama, the Pārvatīpariṇaya. Banabhatta gets an applause as "Banochhistam Jagatsarvam" meaning Bana has described everything in this world and nothing is left.
==Biography== A detailed account regarding his ancestry and early life can be reconstructed from the introductory verses attached to the Kadambari and the first two ucchāvasas of the Harṣacarita, while the circumstances behind the composition of the Harṣacarita are described in the third ucchāvasa of the text. Harsacarita is considered as the first Indian work which may be regarded as a historical biography. It gives a vivid picture of life in the Indian countryside.
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