yayati kadambari in marathi free download pdf Maharashtra is the home of the bhakti saints, but this was not an exclusively Maharashtrian phenomenon. Mahabharata, one of India’s two great epics, is believed to have been composed in an area near present day Pune in Maharashtra. The Mahabharata tells the story of a dynastic struggle between two families for control of Hastinapura (modern-day Delhi). It is written primarily in Sanskrit but includes passages in other languages like Hindi and Marathi. Maharashtra has a long tradition of writing in Sanskrit and Marathi. The Yayati Kadambari is the earliest known work in the Marathi language. The Kadambari is a mythical love story interspersed with philosophical reflections. In his foreword to the Critical Edition of Yayati Kadambari, the noted scholar, Apte remarks that ""Yayati Kandambari" should be regarded as a remarkable effort in early literature because it makes no claim to be a copy of an already existing work but is not merely a translation from Sanskrit either." The introduction goes on to say that "This epic has been composed by Balachandra Sridhar with great dexterity and skill. He intersperses it with philosophical reflections in a natural manner and also gives the contents of the story in a lucid manner. This book has been translated into Marathi from Sanskrit with great skill by Balachandra Sridhar." Modern scholarship provides evidence that the text was composed in Maharastra in 13th-14th century. Apte, drawing on the elaborate description of Hastinapura in the text, suggests that this may have been written by a Jain since "none but a Jain would have taken so much pains to describe Hastinapura". The author’s name is unknown, but it is commonly believed that Balachandra Sridhar wrote the text. Apart from Apte, another scholar who had made valuable contributions towards understanding this work of literature was Vishnu Sitaram Bendre. However, the Critical Edition of Apte does not mention Bendre's contributions on this text. Apte identifies the "Kadambari" with Balachandra’s Sanskrit work "Balarabhasya". Balarabhasya is an interpretation of Bhasa’s play "Pratima-nataka", but the structures of the two works are not similar. Apte identifies the "Kadambari" with Balachandra’s "Natyasahasrakatakam". Balachandra’s Natyasahasrakatakam is also a philosophical work, but it appears to be more influenced by Gandhara School of Painting than "Pratima-nataka". Apte states that Balachandra was a renowned poet and scholar and that he wrote almost 50 plays and several religious and philosophical treatises. He also mentions that Balachandra was a contemporary of Jayadeva, who composed "Gita Govinda". 8eeb4e9f32 56
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