Vaddaradhane by
Shivakotiacharya is the earliest extant prose work in
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
. It is a didactic work consisting of nineteen stories and is based on
Harisena's ''Brhatkathakosa''. The work is also known for mentioning the precursor to modern
idli called ''iddalige'' prepared using black gram batter.
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
Ballari, formerly Bellary (pronounced ), is a major district in Karnataka. It is located at north-eastern part of Karnataka. This district belongs to Kalyana-Karnataka. This district was one of the biggest districts in Karnataka until the Vi ...
of modern Karnataka.
[ Sahitya Akademi (1992), p. 4027]
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
References
* Shivakotiacharya Virachita Vaddaradhaane,
D. L. Narasimhachar, Sharada Mandira Krishnarajapuram, Mysore
*
Kannada literature
Jain texts
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