Nannaya

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Nannaya is revered as the first great poet of Telugu literature, best known for initiating the classical Telugu rendition of the Mahabharata.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Nannaya canonical 7
Nannaya_Bhatta 2
Adi Kavi Nannaya 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
poet
translator
writer
alsoKnownAs Adi Kavi Nannaya
linked to: Nannaya

Nannaya Bhattaraka
linked to: Nannaya
associatedWith Andhra region
linked to: Andhra Pradesh

Eastern Chalukya dynasty
culture Telugu literature
era medieval India
fieldOfWork Sanskrit-to-Telugu translation
Telugu language
linked to: Telugu
genre classical poetry
epic poetry
honorificTitle Adi Kavi of Telugu
influenced Telugu epic tradition
later Telugu poets
knownFor being regarded as the first great poet of Telugu literature
initiating the classical Telugu rendition of the Mahabharata
languageOfWorkOrName Telugu
legacy considered the first poet of Telugu
foundation figure of Telugu literary canon
literaryStatus classical author
literaryTradition classical Telugu literature
memberOf Kavitrayam (trio of Telugu Mahabharata poets)
movement early Telugu literary tradition
nameInNativeLanguage నన్నయ్య
linked to: Yerrapragada
notableWork Andhra Mahabharatam
linked to: Telugu Mahabharatam

Telugu Mahabharatam
occupation court poet
partOf Kavitrayam of Telugu Mahabharata
positionHeld court poet of the Eastern Chalukya kingdom
region Andhra Pradesh (historical Andhra region)
linked to: Andhra Pradesh
religion Hinduism
roleInWork began the Telugu translation of the Mahabharata
sharesWorkWith Errana
Tikkana
sourceLanguageOfTranslations Sanskrit
targetLanguageOfTranslations Telugu
workSubject Mahabharata

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Telugu hasNotablePoet Nannaya
Nannaya alsoKnownAs Nannaya Bhattaraka
linked to: Nannaya
Nannaya alsoKnownAs Adi Kavi Nannaya
linked to: Nannaya
Tikkana sharesTitleWith Nannaya
Kavitrayam member Nannaya
Kavitrayam member Nannaya_Bhatta
linked to: Nannaya
Kavitrayam hasPart Nannaya_Bhatta
linked to: Nannaya
Adikavi Nannaya University namedAfter Adikavi Nannaya
linked to: Nannaya