Ramacharitam
The Ramacharitam is a Sanskrit epic poem written in Arya metre by Sandhyakar Nandi (c. 1084 - 1155 CE) during Pala Empire. This work simultaneously narrates the story of the Ramayana and the Pala king Ramapala.[1][2]
Manuscripts
A palm-leaf manuscript was discovered by Haraprasad Shastri from Nepal and published in 1910 by the Asiatic Society, Kolkata.[2] Translations in English and Bangla were published in 1939 and 1953, respectively.[2]
Author
Sandhyakar Nandi belonged from Brihadbatu, a village close to Pundravardhana, and was the son of Prajapati Nandi, who was the Sandhi-Vigrahika (minister of peace and war) of Ramapala.[2][3] Nandi was patronaged by Madanapala.[3] The details are retrieved from the Kaviprashasti (of 20 couplets) appended at the end.[3]
Content
The text details the historical events in Bengal from the assassination of the Pala emperor Mahipala II by Divya, a rebel Kaivarta samanta up to the reign of Madanapala in 215 verses, employing the poetic device of double entendre.[1][2][4][5] The central theme is on the loss and recovery of Varendra.
Significance
Though biased in favour of Ramapala, the work remains the only important historical source for middle-late Pala history.[6]
Notes
- ^ a b Roy N. (1993). Bangalir Itihas: Adiparba, Dey's Publishing, Calcutta, ISBN 81-7079-270-3, p.583
- ^ a b c d e "Ramacharitam, The - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ a b c "Sandhyakar Nandi - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ Furui, Ryosuke (2014). "CHARACTERISTICS OF KAIVARTA REBELLION DELINEATED FROM THE RĀMACARITA". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 75: 93–98. ISSN 2249-1937.
- ^ Roy, Kumkum (2009). "The Artful Biographer: Sandhyakaranandin's Ramacharitam". In Ramaswamy, Vijaya; Sharma, Yogesh (eds.). Biography as History: Indian Perspectives. Orient Blackswann. pp. 17–29. ISBN 9788125035213.
- ^ Susan L. Huntington (1 January 1984). The "Påala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture. Brill Archive. p. 32. ISBN 90-04-06856-2.
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