Person · Telugu court poet · India
Ayyalaraju Ramabhadra
Also known as Ayyalaraju Ramabhadra, Ramabhadra Kavi, Ramabhyudayamu
One of the Ashtadiggajas, author of the Ramabhyudayamu, a Rama prabandha dedicated to Krishnadevaraya's son-in-law Aliya Rama Raya, and of the Sakala Katha Sara Sangraha. He belonged to a family of poets, which is how most Telugu court poets came to the profession.
- Function
- Text & inscription
- Confidence
- Not assessed
- Location
- 15.335, 76.462
Worth knowing
He is said to have quarrelled with Allasani Peddana over a verse he had used and been made to surrender it, which is the only anecdote attached to him and the only glimpse of how originality was policed inside the circle. Aliya Rama Raya, his patron, later commanded the Vijayanagara army at Talikota.
About the place
Placed at Vijayanagara, the court he belonged to; the Ashtadiggaja poets are known by their works and their patron rather than by biographies.
Connections (1)
- CampaignTalikota
Ramabhadra's Ramabhyudayamu and Bhattumurti's title both honour Aliya Rama Raya, Krishnadevaraya's son-in-law, who was regent after him and commanded the Vijayanagara army at Talikota in 1565, where he was killed. The last two of the eight poets are named for the man who lost the empire, and the sack that followed ended the circle.
On these journeys
Sources
Wikipedia, “Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu”. Ayyalaraju Ramabhadra, Rāmābhyudayamu; C.R. Reddy's history of Telugu literature.
Open Ayyalaraju Ramabhadra in the repository →