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Pavanadūta
''Pavanadūta'' (पवनदूत) or ''Wind Messenger'' was composed by Dhoyin or Dhoyī, a poet at the court of the Sena king Lakshmana who ruled Gauda, in what is now Bengal, during the latter part of the twelfth century CE. His Pavanadūta is probably the earliest surviving example of the many messenger poems which were written in imitation of the '' Meghadūta'' or Cloud Messenger by Kālidāsa. It tells the story of Kuvalayavatī, a gandharva maiden from the south who falls in love with King Laksmana when she sees him during his victory tour of the world. She asks the south wind to take her message to the king at his court. The theme, as of all messenger poems, is viraha, separation in love. Allusions to romance are never far away. While Dhoyin devotes 48 out of 104 stanzas of Pavanadūta to describing the wind’s journey from Sandal mountain in the south to king Lakshmana’s palace in Vijayapura Vijayapur is a town in Devanahalli taluk and Bangalore Rural distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhoyin
Dhoyin or Dhoyī was a 12th century Sanskrit-language poet who composed the '' Pavanadūta''. He was a court poet of the Sena king Lakshmana Sena, who ruled Gauda in what is now Bengal. Personal life Dhoyi was born in a Tantuvaya (weaver) caste family from Nabadwip, according to Niharranjan Ray; Whereas according to PN Chopra he was a Baidya. He is sometimes referred as Dhoyi Kaviraj. He was one of the five gems of Sanskrit scholars, which was mentioned at the court of Lakshmana Sena. Style The theme of all messenger poems is ''viraha'', separation in love, and allusions to romance are never far away. Despite sharing Kālidāsa's use of conventional romantic motif, Dhoyin’s messenger poem was much more than a mere pastiche of the Meghadūta. Dhoyin devoted nearly half of his work (48 out of 104 stanzas) to describing the wind’s journey from Sandal mountain in the south to King Lakshmana’s palace at Vijayapura in Bengal. He spends a long time on the message (38 stanzas) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |