Vidyapati
Sign in to saveVidyapati (–1448), also known by the sobriquet Maithil Kavi Kokil (), was a Maithili and Sanskrit polymath-poet-saint, playwright, composer, biographer, philosopher, law-theorist, writer, courtier and royal priest. He was a devotee of Shiva, but also wrote love songs and devotional Vaishnava songs. He had knowledge of, and composed works in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha and Maithili.
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Vidyapati (1352 – 1448), also known by the sobriquet Maithil Kavi Kokil (the poet cuckoo of Maithili) was a Maithili poet and a Sanskrit writer. He was born in the village Bisfi in Madhubani district of Mithila region of Bihar, India and died in Samastipur.He was the son of shri Ganapati Thakur. The name Vidyapati is derived from two Sanskrit words, Vidya (knowledge) and Pati (master), connoting thereby, a man of knowledge. Vidyapati's poetry was widely influential in centuries to come <a href=
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- Statue of Maha Kavi Kokil Vidyapati.jpg
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- Bisfi (present-day Madhubani Bihar, India)
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- Vidyapati Dham, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur, Bihar
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- Hansini Devi
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- Ganpati Thakur
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Religion
- Hinduism
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- Statue of Maha Kavi Kokil Vidyapati.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1352-01-01
- date of death
- 1448-01-01
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- Maithili
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Political career
- Love songs
- Devotional songs
- Influence
- Odia literature
- Bengali literature
- Legacy
- ''Bidāpat Nāch''
- In mythology
- In popular culture
- Banauli Vidyapati Dih
- Works
- Texts
- Translations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Vidyapati (–1448), also known by the sobriquet Maithil Kavi Kokil (), was a Maithili and Sanskrit polymath-poet-saint, playwright, composer, biographer, philosopher, law-theorist, writer, courtier and royal priest. He was a devotee of Shiva, but also wrote love songs and devotional Vaishnava songs. He had knowledge of, and composed works in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha and Maithili.
Vidyapati's influence was not just restricted to Maithili and Sanskrit literature but also extended to other Eastern Indian literary traditions. During Vidyapati’s time, the Prakrit-derived late Abahattha language was transitioning into early forms of Eastern Indo-Aryan languages such as Maithili. Thus, Vidyapati's influence on making these languages has been described as "analogous to that of Dante in Italy and Chaucer in England". thumb|Memorial Statue of Vidyapati at the Machh Dwar entrance of the Uchhaith|Uchchaith Bhagawati Mandir Complex
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