Tikkana
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Tikkana was a prominent 13th-century Telugu poet and scholar best known for translating a major portion of the Mahabharata into Telugu and helping shape classical Telugu literature.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| తిక్కన సోమయాజి | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Telugu poet
ⓘ
medieval poet ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| activeIn | medieval Andhra ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kakatiya dynasty ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | standardization of classical Telugu style ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
South Indian literature
ⓘ
Telugu literary tradition ⓘ |
| era |
Kakatiya dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Kakatiya period
|
| fieldOfWork |
literature
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| fullName | Tikkana Somayaji ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Kavi Brahma ⓘ |
| influenced | later Telugu poets ⓘ |
| inLanguage | Telugu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the Kavitrayam of Telugu literature
ⓘ
contribution to classical Telugu literature ⓘ translating major portion of the Mahabharata into Telugu ⓘ |
| language | Telugu ⓘ |
| literaryLanguage | classical Telugu ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | classical Telugu literature ⓘ |
| memberOf | Kavitrayam ⓘ |
| name | Tikkana self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Tikkana
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
తిక్కన సోమయాజి
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| notableWork |
Telugu Mahabharatam
ⓘ
surface form:
Andhra Mahabharatam
|
| occupation |
poet
ⓘ
scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | Hindu devotional thought ⓘ |
| region |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Andhra region
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| scriptureTypeTranslated | Itihasa ⓘ |
| sharesTitleWith |
Errana
ⓘ
Nannaya ⓘ |
| translatedFrom | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| translatedTo | Telugu ⓘ |
| workSubject | Mahabharata ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
తిక్కన సోమయాజి