Tag: telugu poetry
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Poems from Tikkana’s mahaabhaaratam – 1
Out of the 18 parvas (i.e., main chapters) of Sanskrit mahaabhaarat, leaving the first three parvas i.e., aadi, sabhaa and araNya parvas, the remaining 15 parvas were made into Telugu by tikkana mahaakavi. How great his contribution to Telugu classical literature can be understood from this fact and the volume of work involved in doing…
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Poems from Potana’s ‘Bhaagavatam’ – 1
In the whole of Telugu classical literature it would appear that there are only a very few poets who present themselves before the inner-eye of the reader as a personality with great worth but with utter simplicity and humbleness. Potana, who is considered as one of the greatest of Telugu poets belonging to classical period,…
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Some of the best poems from Nannaya’s ‘Bhaaratam’ – (6)
In the legendary forest known as ‘naimiSaaraNyamu’ the sage Sounaka, along with some more of the sages residing in the area, was once immersed in performing a ‘yaaga’ – a devotional fire ritual carried out accompanied by the combined recital of ‘mantra’ – the pious chants from the veda – for the well being and…
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Kavi Choudappa Satakamu (rendered into English) – (14)
aMdamulai vinavina javi kaMdamulai maMchi niiti kaMdamulai tea aMdaru chaduvudu rabhina kaMdarpaa, kuMdavarapu kavi chouDappaa! అందములై వినవిన జవి కందములై మంచి నీతి కందములై తే అందరు చదువుదు రభిన కందర్పా, కుందవరపు కవి చౌడప్పా! (Poem – 11) (in Telugu font) Such poems which appear good and as one hears them Again and again sound pleasantly good to the ear…
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Modern period Telugu literature: JASHUVA – 1
Jashuva (28th Sept 1895 – 24th July 1971) – This name instantly brings to my memory one of the finest of poems told in classical metered form by a poet who belonged to the modern period in Telugu literature – a period that is generally accepted by the learned and considered authoritative as started from…
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Basics of Telugu prosody: The earliest of poems in ‘kanda’ metrical composition – (3)
Having the marking done to understand the distribution of ‘ganas’ – the letter-units – correctly, as shown in the previous post, now it is time we see how far the above distribution of ‘ganas’ conform to the prosodial requirements pertaining to the ‘kanda’ poem in Telugu language: It is now clear that all the letter-units…
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Basics of Telugu prosody:The earliest of poems in ‘kanda’ metrical composition-2
With all the important basic metrical characteristics/principles connected with ‘kanda’ poem as listed in the previous post known clearly, I now try to explain observance of all these principles by the writer or composer of the first ‘kanda’ poem in the above discussed ‘gangaadharaM’ inscription, making it to serve as an illustrative example to…
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Basics of Telugu prosody:The earliest of poems in ‘kanda’ metrical composition-(1)
jinabhavanaMbu lettiMchuTa jinapuuja lseayuchunki jinamunulaku na ttina yannadaanaM biivuTaM jina vallabhu boelaMgalare jinadharmaparul. జినభవనంబు లెత్తించుట జినపూజ ల్సేయుచున్కి జినమునులకు న త్తిన యన్నదానం బీవుటం జిన వల్లభు బోలంగలరె జినధర్మపరుల్. The above poem is the first of the three poems written in ‘kanda’ metrical composition that appeared in the above talked about gangaadharaM stone inscription. Now the shadow like…
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kriiDaabhiraamaM – 3
‘దేశ భాషలందు తెలుగు లెస్స‘ ‘Amongst the languages of the land Telugu is the best’ – This ‘poetic statement’, adage or saying – whatever one may call it – has been in existence since long and it has been popularly believed to have been told by Sri Krishnadevaraya, the most famous, revered and loved king of…
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kriiDaabhiraamaM – 1
gaNana kekkina daSaruupakamulayaMdu vividha rasabhaavabhaavana viidhi lessa; yea kaviiMdruDu raciyiMche nii prabaMdha manucu mii raanaticcedaraina vinu@MDu. గణన కెక్కిన దశరూపకములయందు వివిధ రసభావభావన వీధి లెస్స; యే కవీంద్రుడు రచియించె నీ ప్రబంధ మనుచు మీ రానతిచ్చెదరైన వినుఁడు. Among the much acclaimed ten methods of drama Method ‘Street’ capable of exhibiting various emotions is without doubt the best; if you order…
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