Nagavarma II

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Nagavarma II was a 12th century Kannada scholar and grammarian in the Western Chalukya court in South India. The Western Chalukyas encouraged an atmosphere favorable to literary cultivation due to which Kannada and Sanskrit scholars flourished.[1]

Nagavarma II pioneered the first comprahensive grammar in Kannada language.[2] He made many other contributions to Kannada literature, including, poetry, prosody and vocabulary. His works on these subjects are considered authoritative and are of immense importance in the study of the Kannada language today. King Jagadhekamalla II named him the poet laureate (Katakacharya).[3] His Kavyavalokana in poetics, Karnataka-Bhashabhushana on grammar and Vastukosa a lexicon (with Kannada equivalents for Sanskrit words) are some of his comprahensive contributions.[4]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Kamath (2001), p114
  2. ^ Kannada. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
  3. ^ Narasimhacharya (1988), pp64-65
  4. ^ Sastri (1955), p358

[edit] 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.
  • Kamath, Suryanath U. [1980] (2001). A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present. Bangalore: Jupiter books. LCCN 809-5179. OCLC 7796041.
  • Narasimhacharya, R [1988] (1988). History of Kannada Literature. New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 81-206-0303-6.
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