Bharavi was a great Sanskrit poet who wrote one of the greatest
classical Sanskrit epics that was hailed as Mahakavya or great poetry.
His epic was called Kiratarjuniya or Arjuna and the mountain man. This
epic talks of the great warrior Arjuna and his battle with a savage
mountain man, who then turns out to be Lord Shiva. There are many
interesting facts about Bharavi's life history. Though no such biography
of Bharavi exists, yet we find valuable information about this great
poet in his works.
Intricate styles and very superior forms of expression characterized his
style of poetry. There is a chance that he may have influenced the 8th
Century poet Magha. It is estimated that Bharavi came from the South of
India. He is said to have flourished during the empire of King Durvinita
and King Simhavishnu of the Pallavan dynasty, which was a major empire
and widespread in the south of India.
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