Kādambarī

Work
ID: 109562
Full name: Kādambarī
Year: 650 c.
Site of composition: Kannauj
Language: Sanskrit
Discipline: Kāvya
Genre: Gadyakāvya
Structure: 8 cantos called ucchvāsa-s
Name in local script: कादम्बरी
Story:
  • The Kādambarī is a Sanskrit prose kāvya by Bāṇabhaṭṭa. After Subandhu’s Vāsavadattā, it is the next most important exemplar of the kathā (fable) genre. The text is composed in 8 cantos called ucchvāsa-s, with the firt part (Pūrvabhāga) attributed to Bāṇabhaṭṭa. Bhūṣaṇa/Pulinda, the son of Bāṇabhaṭṭa is said to have written the second part (Uttarabhāga) of the Kādambarī. There is a marked difference in the literary texture of the two sections.
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Last update: 16.03.2021 - 21:43
Suggested citation: Keerthi N. "Kādambarī." Pandit. <panditproject.org/entity/109562/work>. Updated on March 16, 2021 09:43 pm IST.
Contributors: Naresh Keerthi