- Ramacharitam
The Ramacharitam is a great epic poem written in
Sanskrit in "Arya" metre by Sandhyakar Nandi duringPala Empire between the second half of the 11th and the first half of the 12th century CE. This work simultaneously narrates the story of theRamayana and details the historical events inBengal from the assassination of the Pala emperorMahipala II by Divya, a rebel Kaivarta officer up to the reign ofMadanapala in 215 verses, by using a figure of speech, the "Shlesha" (double-meaning words) in each verse.Roy N. (1993). "Bangalir Itihas: Adiparba", Dey's Publishing, Calcutta, ISBN 81 7079 270 3, p.583]The poet, Sandhyakar Nandi, was born in a
kayastha family of Vrihadvatu village near Pundravardhanapura in Varendra (NorthBengal ). He was grandson of Pinaka Nandi and son of Prajapati Nandi, the "Sandhi-Vigrahika" (minister of peace and war) of the Pala emperorRamapala .Roy N. (1993). "Bangalir Itihas: Adiparba", Dey's Publishing, Calcutta, ISBN 81 7079 270 3, p.583]A palm-leaf manuscript of the "Ramacharitam" discovered by Haraprasad Shastri is preserved in the museum of the
Asiatic Society ,Kolkata .Notes
External links
* [http://a-bangladesh.com/banglapedia/HT/R_0093.htm Ramacharitam] From Banglapedia
* [http://a-bangladesh.com/banglapedia/HT/S_0067.htm Sandhyakar Nandi] From Banglapedia
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