Vākpatirāja's Gauḍavaho: Historical and Social AspectsSanskrit Pustak Bhandar, 2004 - 120 pages Study of Prakrit poem on Yaâsovarman, King of Kanauj, 8th cent. by Våakpati, 8th cent. |
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... eulogise their kings and to add to the poetic beauty of the composition , described many things which may not have occurred . Hence , the few historical treatises which have come down to us are ― · mostly a cocktail of facts and fiction ...
... eulogise their kings and to add to the poetic beauty of the composition , described many things which may not have occurred . Hence , the few historical treatises which have come down to us are ― · mostly a cocktail of facts and fiction ...
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... eulogise him , the writer presented many glorious incidents which perhaps never occurred . Another point which should be taken into account in this respect is that the writers of history in most circumstances , wrote under the patronage ...
... eulogise him , the writer presented many glorious incidents which perhaps never occurred . Another point which should be taken into account in this respect is that the writers of history in most circumstances , wrote under the patronage ...
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... eulogise his patron , when the latter returned victorious from his expedition . In an attempt to do this , Vakpatiraja takes help of various imaginative attributes and numerous out - of - the - world comparisons . He places his patron ...
... eulogise his patron , when the latter returned victorious from his expedition . In an attempt to do this , Vakpatiraja takes help of various imaginative attributes and numerous out - of - the - world comparisons . He places his patron ...
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accepted according ancient appears beauty become began beginning believes belonged bring century century A.D. chapter coins comes common composed composition conquest contemporary context correct court deal death defeat describes discussion dynasty earlier early evidence expedition facts Gāthā Gauḍavaho given gives goddess hands Hence historical imagination incidents India inscription Jaina Kalhana Kanauj Kashmir king Yasovarman king's known Lalitāditya later lays literary living look matter means mentioned mind mountains names Nature numerous observed past patron perhaps period picture poem poet poetic poetry position Prākṛt language Prākṛt literature present probably Purāņas Rājatarangini reader reason referred regarding reign religious respect result reveal ruled Sanskrit says scholars society speaks stories subjects taken temple texts theme Vākpati Vākpatirāja various verse village women writing written