Rudrabhatta

Rudrabhatta was an influential Kannada writer in the court of the Hoysala Empire whose patron was a minister of King Veera Ballala II in the late 12th century.^[1] His seminal work is Rasakalika which played an important role in the development of Indian aesthetics. It was the source for Vidyanatha in writing his Prataparudriya. Vasudeva quotes from it in his comments on Karpurmanjari by Rajasekhara. Today's scholars have not recognised his influence.^[2]

He was a Brahmin and a Smartha (believer of monistic philosophy). Based on Vishnu Purana, he wrote Jagannatha Vijaya which tells of the life of Lord Krishna leading up to his fight with the demon Banasura.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ Narasimhacharya (1988), p20
2. ^ Sankaranarayanan, Kalpakam. Rasakalika of Rudrabhatta. The Adyar Library and Research Centre. ISBN 8185141010. 
3. ^ Sastri (1955), p364

See also

• Hoysala literature
• Kannada literature

References

• Sastri, Nilakanta K.A. [1955] (2002). A history of South India from prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar. New Delhi: Indian Branch, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-560686-8.
• Narasimhacharya, R [1988] (1988). History of Kannada Literature. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. ISBN 81-206-0303-6.

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