Sanskritization of Regional History: A Study in the Historiography of Atula’s Mūṣikavaṃśa

Mūṣikavaṃśa (also known as Mūṣakavaṃśa) is a historical mahākāvya written by Atula, who was a court poet of King Śrīkaṇṭha, alias Rājadharma, who lived in the 11th century AD. The work antedates even Rājataraṅginī of Kalhaṇa, which is regarded as one of the earliest historical mahākāvyas in Sanskri...

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Autor principal:	Rajendran Chettiarthodi
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2021
Materias:	Sanskritization regional history Mūṣikavaṃśa historical mahākāvyas Atula King Śrīkaṇṭha Indo-Iranian languages and literature PK1-9601 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PL1-8844
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ed72a9a578ef4601b4093ea86b7f9bda2021-11-27T12:53:17ZSanskritization of Regional History: A Study in the Historiography of Atula’s Mūṣikavaṃśa10.12797/CIS.15.2013.15.051732-09172449-8696https://doaj.org/article/ed72a9a578ef4601b4093ea86b7f9bda2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/1546https://doaj.org/toc/1732-0917https://doaj.org/toc/2449-8696 Mūṣikavaṃśa (also known as Mūṣakavaṃśa) is a historical mahākāvya written by Atula, who was a court poet of King Śrīkaṇṭha, alias Rājadharma, who lived in the 11th century AD. The work antedates even Rājataraṅginī of Kalhaṇa, which is regarded as one of the earliest historical mahākāvyas in Sanskrit. The work deals with the history of the Mūṣika dynasty, which ruled the Kolattunādu kingdom of North Kerala. The earlier parts of the mahākāvya deal with legendary matters, such as the mythical origin of the lineage; but as the work progresses, it deals with many historical data including details of the kings, geographical features, temples and other centres of culture, various religious sects, art, literature and architecture, commerce and shipping. This work, one of the pioneer efforts to represent provincial history in classical garb, using the literary conventions of the mahākāvya genre, as well as a virtual storehouse of knowledge regarding the history of Northern Kerala, is an interesting amalgam of myths and facts. An analysis of the work will yield rich insights into ancient Indian historiography. The present paper is an attempt to investigate the manner in which poet Atula makes use of facts of regional history to fit into the structure of a Sanskrit mahākāvya. Rajendran ChettiarthodiKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleSanskritizationregional historyMūṣikavaṃśahistorical mahākāvyasAtulaKing ŚrīkaṇṭhaIndo-Iranian languages and literaturePK1-9601Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, OceaniaPL1-8844ENCracow Indological Studies, Vol 15 (2021)
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topic	Sanskritization regional history Mūṣikavaṃśa historical mahākāvyas Atula King Śrīkaṇṭha Indo-Iranian languages and literature PK1-9601 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PL1-8844
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description	Mūṣikavaṃśa (also known as Mūṣakavaṃśa) is a historical mahākāvya written by Atula, who was a court poet of King Śrīkaṇṭha, alias Rājadharma, who lived in the 11th century AD. The work antedates even Rājataraṅginī of Kalhaṇa, which is regarded as one of the earliest historical mahākāvyas in Sanskrit. The work deals with the history of the Mūṣika dynasty, which ruled the Kolattunādu kingdom of North Kerala. The earlier parts of the mahākāvya deal with legendary matters, such as the mythical origin of the lineage; but as the work progresses, it deals with many historical data including details of the kings, geographical features, temples and other centres of culture, various religious sects, art, literature and architecture, commerce and shipping. This work, one of the pioneer efforts to represent provincial history in classical garb, using the literary conventions of the mahākāvya genre, as well as a virtual storehouse of knowledge regarding the history of Northern Kerala, is an interesting amalgam of myths and facts. An analysis of the work will yield rich insights into ancient Indian historiography. The present paper is an attempt to investigate the manner in which poet Atula makes use of facts of regional history to fit into the structure of a Sanskrit mahākāvya.
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title	Sanskritization of Regional History: A Study in the Historiography of Atula’s Mūṣikavaṃśa
title_short	Sanskritization of Regional History: A Study in the Historiography of Atula’s Mūṣikavaṃśa
title_full	Sanskritization of Regional History: A Study in the Historiography of Atula’s Mūṣikavaṃśa
title_fullStr	Sanskritization of Regional History: A Study in the Historiography of Atula’s Mūṣikavaṃśa
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Sanskritization of Regional History: A Study in the Historiography of Atula’s Mūṣikavaṃśa

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