Adikavi Pampa

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Adikavi Pampa was a 10th-century Kannada poet renowned as one of the earliest and greatest writers in Kannada literature, best known for his epic works like "Vikramarjuna Vijaya" (Pampa Bharata).

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Adikavi Pampa canonical 9
Aadikavi Pampa 1
Ādikavi Pampa 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain poet
Kannada poet
person
poet
alsoKnownAs Pampa
Ādikavi Pampa
linked to: Adikavi Pampa
associatedWith Ponna
Ranna
basedOnInVikramarjunaVijaya Mahabharata
century 10th century
consideredOneOf three gems of classical Kannada literature
country India
court court of Arikesari II
culturalContext Deccan region
dynastyContext Western Chalukya of Vemulavada
linked to: Vemulavada Chalukya
floruit c. 10th century CE
genre court poetry
epic poetry
honorificMeaning first poet
honorificTitle Ādikavi
linked to: Adikavi
influenceOn later Jain Kannada poets
medieval Kannada literature
integrates Jain perspectives into epic narratives
language Kannada
legacy revered as Adikavi in Kannada literary history
literaryImportance one of the earliest major writers in Kannada
literaryStyle champu (mixed prose and verse)
literaryTradition Kannada literature
movement classical Kannada literature
name Adikavi Pampa
notableWork Pampa Bharata
Vikramarjuna Vijaya
Ādipurāṇa
linked to: Adipurana
occupation court poet
poet
patron Chalukya king Arikesari II
portraysInVikramarjunaVijaya Arjuna as hero
Krishna in subordinate role
recognizedAs foundational figure of Kannada epic tradition
region Karnataka
religion Jainism
religiousTheme Jain ethical and philosophical ideas
subjectOfWork life of Arjuna
life of first Tirthankara Rishabhanatha in Ādipurāṇa
titleSharedWith Kavichakravarti Ranna
linked to: Kavichakravarti

Mahakavi Ponna
usesMythologyFrom Hindu epics
writingSystem Kannada script

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Pampa alsoKnownAs Adikavi Pampa
Pampa alsoKnownAs Aadikavi Pampa
linked to: Adikavi Pampa
Pampa Award namedAfter Adikavi Pampa
Adikavi Pampa name Adikavi Pampa
Adikavi Pampa alsoKnownAs Ādikavi Pampa
linked to: Adikavi Pampa
Adipurana composedBy Adikavi Pampa
Arikesari II patronOf Adikavi Pampa
subject linked to: Chalukya king Arikesari II
Arikesari II associatedPoet Adikavi Pampa
subject linked to: Chalukya king Arikesari II
Vemulavada region notablePerson Adikavi Pampa
Vemulavada region associatedWith Adikavi Pampa
Pampa Prashasti namedAfter Adikavi Pampa