Rudra Kandali (
Assamese: ৰুদ্ৰ কন্দলি ) (B. 1200s) was a litterateur from
Kamrup. He was a well known poet of the 12th century and contemporary of the likes of
Haribara Vipra and Hema Saraswati.
He wrote short narrative poems based on the episodes of
Mahabharata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...
. He translated an episode of Drona Parva of Mahabharata relating to powers of Satyaki, son of Siva of Yadu race which (translation) is faithful, homely similes and metaphors are frequently used. Called ''Satyaki Prabesh'', he did it under the patronage of Tamradhvaj, the successor of Dharmanarayan of
Kamata kingdom
The Kamata Kingdom (pron: ˈkʌmətɑ) emerged in western Kamarupa probably when Sandhya, a ruler of Kamarupanagara, moved his capital west to Kamatapur sometime after 1257 CE. Since it originated in the old seat of the Kamarupa kingdom, a ...
fame.
See also
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Gopalacharana Dwija
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Bhusana Dvija
Bhusana Dvija (Born 1508 CE) was litterateur born in Dihga Nagara, Barnagar, Barpeta, Kamrup. He was specially known for his biographies named Guru Charita and Sankara Charita.
Bhusana Dvija was grandson of Chakrapani who was disciple of Sanka ...
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Kamrupi literary figures
Kamrupi poets
Indian male poets
13th-century Indian poets
1200 births
Year of death unknown