Daṇḍin
Sign in to saveDaṇḍi or Daṇḍin (Sanskrit: दण्डिन्) () was an Indian Sanskrit grammarian and author of prose romances. He is one of the best-known writers in Indian history.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 7th cent.
- Works
- 26
Top works
- Avantisundari
- Avantisundarikathasarah
- Avantīsundarīkathā
- Daśakumaracaritam
- Daśakumaracharita (proper) Ucchhvasas 1 to 4, comprising Rajavahanacharita, Apaharavarmacharita, Upaharavarmacharita & Arthapalacharita
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- Listeners
- 8
- Total plays
- 114
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- South India
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Notable work
- Dashakumaracharita
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- date of death
- 0700-00-00
- date of birth
- 0501-00-00
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- end of work period
- 0700-00-00
- start of work period
- 0600-00-00
- writing language
- Sanskrit
- P13311
- Jefferson City
- Commons category
- Daṇḍin
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Life
- Works
- ''Kāvyādarśa''
- ''Daśakumāracarita'' and ''Avantisundarī''
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Daṇḍi or Daṇḍin (Sanskrit: दण्डिन्) () was an Indian Sanskrit grammarian and author of prose romances. He is one of the best-known writers in Indian history.
== Life ==
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