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Bhavabhūti
Sign in to saveBhavabhūti (born Śrīkaṇṭha Nīlakaṇṭha; Devanagari: भवभूति; -) was a classical Sanskrit scholar, poet, and playwright of eighth-century India. He is considered a key successor to Kalidasa and is often regarded as matching his literary stature. His best known work Uttararamacarita (translated as The Later Deeds of Rama), earned him the title "Poet of the Karunā Rasa". ==Background== Bhavabhuti was born in Padmapura, Aamgaon, at Gondia district,in Maharashtra. He was born in a Audumbar/Udumbar Brahmin family of scholars. He is described as a scion of the Yāyāvara family, bearing the surname Udumb
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- Mālatī kap Māthop
- Rama's later history, or Uttara-Rama-Charita
- The Uttararâmacharita
- Uttara Ráma Cheritra, or, Continuation of the history of Ráma
- Uttara-Rāma-Caritam.]
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Key facts
- Writer.name
- Bhavabhuti
- Writer.honorific_prefix
- Poet of the Karunā Rasa
- Writer.birth_name
- Srikantha Nilakantha
- Writer.pseudonym
- Bhavabhuti; Srikantha; Srikantha Audumbara; Udumbara; Udumbara Brahmin
- Writer.birth_place
- Padmapura village, Vidarbha region, Chalukya Dynasty (present-day Maharashtra, India)
- Writer.death_place
- Most likely Vidarbha region, Rashtrakuta Empire
- Writer.language
- Sanskrit
- Writer.occupation
- ·Poet ·Playwright
- Writer.module
- Predecessor Kalidasa
- Writer.genre
- Sanskrit drama
- Writer.notableworks
- Mahaviracharita Malatimadhava Uttararamacharita
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Notable work
- Uttarramcharitra
- Field of work
- literature
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7 sectionsContents
- Background
- Malatimadhava
- Indebtedness to Kautilya and Arthashastra
- Bhavabhuti's native place
- Literary works
- References
- External links
Bhavabhūti (born Śrīkaṇṭha Nīlakaṇṭha; Devanagari: भवभूति; -) was a classical Sanskrit scholar, poet, and playwright of eighth-century India. He is considered a key successor to Kalidasa and is often regarded as matching his literary stature. His best known work Uttararamacarita (translated as The Later Deeds of Rama), earned him the title "Poet of the Karunā Rasa". ==Background== Bhavabhuti was born in Padmapura, Aamgaon, at Gondia district,in Maharashtra. He was born in a Audumbar/Udumbar Brahmin family of scholars. He is described as a scion of the Yāyāvara family, bearing the surname Udumbara. His Kāshyapa brahmin ancestors adhered to the Black Yajurveda and kept the five sacred fire.
His real name was Srikantha Nilakantha, and he was the son of Nilakantha and Jatukarni. He received his education at 'Padmapawaya', a place some 42 km South-West of Gwalior. Dayananidhi Paramahansa is known to be his guru. He composed his historical plays at 'Kalpi', a place on banks of river Yamuna.