Ubhaya Kavichakravarti

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Ubhaya Kavichakravarti is an honorific epithet meaning "emperor of poetry in two languages," traditionally applied to the medieval Kannada poet Ponna for his mastery of both Kannada and Sanskrit literary traditions.

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Ubhaya Kavichakravarti canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific epithet
literary title
appliedTo Ponna
associatedLanguage Kannada
Sanskrit
associatedWithLiteraryTradition Kannada literature
Sanskrit literature
category Indian literary honorific
culturalContext medieval South Indian literary culture
denotes mastery of both Kannada and Sanskrit literary traditions
etymologyComponent Chakravarti (meaning emperor or sovereign)
Kavi (meaning poet)
Ubhaya (meaning two or both)
honorificForSkillIn poetry
honorificScope two languages
honorificType poetic honorific
implies preeminence in Kannada poetry
preeminence in Sanskrit poetry
languageOfTitle Sanskrit
meaning emperor of poetry in two languages
regionOfUsage Karnataka
relatedConcept Kavichakravarti
timePeriodOfOrigin medieval period
titleHolder Ponna
usedFor medieval Kannada poet Ponna

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Ponna title Ubhaya Kavichakravarti