Vaddaradhane
Vaddaradhane by Shivakotiacharya is the earliest extant prose work in Kannada. It is a didactic work consisting of nineteen stories and is based on Harisena's Brhatkathakosa.
| Vaddaradhane | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Religion | Jainism |
| Author | Shivakotiacharya |
| Period | 6th to 9th century |
Description
It gives a detailed description of the life of Bhadrabahu of Shravanabelagola. The work is dated to the 9th century but some scholars advance a pre-sixth century date for the work. Based on internal evidence, it is suggested that Shivakotiacharya may have been a native of Kogali, in the Bellary district of modern Karnataka.[1]
The list of 19 stories are
- Story of Sukumara swamy
- Story of SukaushaLa swamy
- Gajakumara
- Sanathkumara prince
- Annii kavrutha
- Bhadrabhau bhatarara
- Lalithaghate
- Dharmaghosha
- Siridhinnia bhatarara
- Vrushabha sena bhatarara
- Karthika rishi
- Abhayaghosha rishi
- Vidyuthchoraa rishi
- Gurudatta bhatarara
- Chilata putra
- Dandaka rishi
- Mahendradattacharyaand
- Chanakya rishi
- Vrushabhasena rishi
Notes
- Sahitya Akademi (1992), p. 4027
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References
- Shivakotiacharya Virachita Vaddaradhaane, D. L. Narasimhachar, Sharada Mandira Krishnarajapuram, Mysore
- Various (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian literature. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-1221-8.
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