Paṭṭattu Vāsudeva Bhaṭṭatiri
Paṭṭattu Vāsudeva Bhaṭṭatiri (c. 9th century CE) was an Indian Sanskrit poet hailing from the present-day Thrissur district in Kerala. Bhaṭṭatiri's works are particularly noted for the use of the ''yamaka'' (a kind of rhyme) in the decoration of the verses, and his reputation as a poet largely stems from his skillful and extensive use of ''yamaka''-s in his compositions. (The work is in Malayalam.) ''Yamaka'' is a form of literary ornamentation which involves the repetition of letters which has similar sound but mutually differs in meanings. Place and times Bhaṭṭatiri was born into ''Paṭṭattu Mana'', a Naṃpūtiri family whose ancestral home is located near Thiruvullakkavu Sree Dharma Sastha Temple in Cherpu Gramapanchayath in Thrissur district. The ancestral house of the ''Mana'' has survived to modern times possibly with many alterations and renovations. Bhaṭṭatiri has given some information about himself in some of his literary works. This suggests ...
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Yudhishthiravijayam Chapter 1 Sloka 1
''Yudhișțhiravijayaṃ'' is a Sanskrit poem authored by the ninth century CE poet Paṭṭattu Vāsudeva Bhaṭṭatiri hailing from the Indian state of Kerala. The poem is noted for the use of the ''yamaka'' (a kind of rhyme) in the decoration of the verses and because of this it is classified as a ''yamaka kāvya''. ''Yamaka'' is a form of literary ornamentation which involves the repetition of letters which has similar sound but mutually differs in meanings. Bhaṭṭatiri was born into ''Paṭṭttu Mana'', a Naṃpūtiri family whose ancestral home is located near Thiruvullakkavu Sree Dharma Sastha Temple in Cherpu Gramapanchayath in Thrissur district. (The work is in Malayalam.) This is a Mahākāvya in eight cantos consisting about one thousand stanzas. The work deals with the story of Mahābhārata beginning with the hunting expedition of Pāṇḍu and ending with the coronation of Yudhiṣṭhira after the great war. Commentaries Bhaṭṭatiri's ''Yudhiṣṭhirav ...
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