Kerala has its own contribution to kavya shastra literature. The most important and perhaps the earliest is the Subhadraharana of Narayana (although it still remains unpublished) in 20 cantoes it narates the story of Arjuna's marriage with Subhadra in fine poetic language. the first sixteen illustrate the gramatical rules of Panini and of these 11 to 16 are devoted to different tenses and moods. The author himself has written a commentary on the 1st 16 cantoes. Narayanabhatta cites several passages from Subhadra harana in his Prakriyasravasva showing its importance.
The author belonged to Visvamitra gotra and was the son of Brahmadatta a celebrated scholar and pupil of Tataveda and Astamurti. He is taken to have belonged to Tiruvegappura and to have been a member of the group of scholars known as Eighteen and a half poets. Some consider him as a member of Kulallur family noted for their scholarship in vyakarna.
The author belonged to Visvamitra gotra and was the son of Brahmadatta a celebrated scholar and pupil of Tataveda and Astamurti. He is taken to have belonged to Tiruvegappura and to have been a member of the group of scholars known as Eighteen and a half poets. Some consider him as a member of Kulallur family noted for their scholarship in vyakarna.
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