Kavirāja
12fth Century
In the beginning of the 12fth century, during the rule of Raja Kāmadeva of the Kadamba dynasty, there was a poet who went by the name of Mādhava Bhaṭṭa. Mādhava Bhatta was best known for his ‘Rāghavapāndaviya’ which was an epic poem, which was the outcome of exquisite intellectual understanding and practice of literature. The poem is one that falls in the category of dvisandhān kāvya, which roughly translates to a poem that encompasses two meanings.
It is the wide acceptance and intellectual usage of poetic tools to create this unique piece that lead Kind Kāmadeva II of Kadamba dynasty to confer the title of Kavirāja on Mādhava Bhaṭṭa. Kavirāja was the court poet of King Kamadeva II of the Kadamba dynasty who ruled between 1182 to 1187 AD and was also known to be the protector of Kavirāja.
It is the wide acceptance and intellectual usage of poetic tools to create this unique piece that lead Kind Kāmadeva II of Kadamba dynasty to confer the title of Kavirāja on Mādhava Bhaṭṭa. Kavirāja was the court poet of King Kamadeva II of the Kadamba dynasty who ruled between 1182 to 1187 AD and was also known to be the protector of Kavirāja.
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