Halayudha Kavi

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HalAyudha kavi:

 

Hails from Hossur of Karnataka.

 

Probably lived during 1063 AD as the Halayudha Stotra was engraved on the walls

of Amareshwara Temple

of Omkareshwara on kartika bahula trayodasi in 1963 AD.

 

Among the 16 Works of halAyudha kavi, these 3 are the major works.

 

1. Abhinava RatnamAla : It is a nighantu

2. Kavi Rahasya : A work on Alankara Sastra

3. A gloss on Chandas Sastra based on the work of Pingalacharya

 

A great aghorasivopasaka who composed Halayudha Stotra (of Siva Panchastavi

fame).

 

Patronised by Rashtrakutas. A certain branch of rashtrakutas ruled " mAnyakhEta "

which was their capital (now Mankhed).

King Krishna III of Rashtrakutas based at Mankhed patronised Halayudha Kavi.

 

Rastrakutas dynasty is the source of Reddy dynasty in Andhra. The evolution of

Reddy dynasty from Rashtrakuta is:

 

Rashtrakuta > rADhu > RattaDlu > RaDlu > Reddy / Reddiar (in south).

 

In North, this Rashtrakuta eventually evolved themselves into " Rathode " /

" Rathod " dynasty.

 

 

with regards,

srram