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	Hemādri ~~Paṇḍit~~, popularly known as '''Hemāḍapanta''', was a polymath and a prime minister from 1259 to 1274 ~~C.E. in~~ the ~~regimes~~ of ~~King Mahādev~~ (~~1259–1271~~) and ~~King~~ [[Ramachandra of Devagiri\|Ramachandra]] (~~1271–1309~~) of [[Seuna ~~Yadavas of Devagiri\|Seuna Yādav Dynasty of Devagiri~~]], which ruled in the western and southern part of [[India]].		{{Short description\|Prime Minister of the Seuna dynasty from 1259 to 1274}}
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			\| office = [[Prime minister\|Mahapradhan]] of the [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty\|Seuna dynasty]]
			\| term_start = 1259
			\| term_end = 1274
			\| monarch = [[Mahadeva of Devagiri\|Mahadeva]]<br>[[Ammana]]<br>[[Ramachandra of Devagiri\|Ramachandra]]
			\| successor = Keshavpant
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			\| death_date = 1309
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			\| battles = Third Seuna Civil War
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			\| relations = Kamadeo (father)
			\| occupation = [[Prime Minister\|Mahapradhan]]
			\| allegiance = [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty]]
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			'''Hemādri Paṇḍita''', popularly known as '''Hemāḍapanta''', was a [[polymath]] and a [[prime minister]] from 1259 to 1274 during the reign of [[Mahadeva of Devagiri\|Mahādeva]] (r. 1261–1270) and [[Ramachandra of Devagiri\|Ramachandra]] (r. 1271–1311) of the [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty]], which ruled the western and southern part of [[India]]. Hemadpant is also the creator of [[Hemadpanti architecture]].<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjndiykddsIC&pg=PA7\|title=Marathwada Under the Nizams, 1724-1948\|page=7\|author=P. V. Kate\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|year=1987\|isbn=9788170990178}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iztuAAAAMAAJ\|title=A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar\|author=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta Sastri\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|year=1966\|page=482}}</ref>

	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
	Hemadri Pandit was born in a [[Deshastha ~~Brahmin\|Deshastha Rigvedi~~ Brahmin]] ~~([[DRB]])~~ family<ref>{{cite book\|title=Kāḷācyā paḍadyāāḍa , Volume 2\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q_wvAAAAMAAJ\|page=373\|publisher=Marāṭhī Sāhitya Parishada\|year=1992\|quote=देवगिरी येथे रामचंद्रराव राजा राज्य करीत असता दमरदारीच्या कामावर ''हेमाद्री ऊर्फ हेमाडपंत' हा देशस्थ ऋग्वेदी ब्राह्मण काम करीत होता.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Religious Cultures in Early Modern India: New Perspectives\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTnJBQAAQBAJ&~~pg=PT194&dq~~=Hemadpant+is+brahmin#q=~~Hemadpant%20is%20brahmin~~\|publisher=Routledge\|year=2014\|isbn = 9781317982876}}</ref> that had its origin ~~in the Hemadri village~~ in the ~~[[Dakshin Kannada]] District of~~ [[Karnataka]]. His father, Kāmadeo, had brought him up in [[Maharashtra]]. In Hemadri's biography written by Keshav Appa Padhye, the author has mentioned that Hemadri was a ~~Deshastha~~ Rigvedi ~~of Ashvalayana sutra and~~ Vatsagotri (belonging to the Vatsa Gotra) Panchapravari brāhmaṇa(५: जामदग्ना वत्सास्तेषां पञ्चार्षेयो भार्गवच्यावनाप्नवानौर्वजामदग्नेति, ref. आश्वलायनश्रौतसूत्र). ~~Padhye~~ has mentioned the reference for this information to be the book authored by Hemadri himself, चतुर्वर्गचिंतामणि, or chaturvarga-chintāmaṇi.<ref>http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/cgi-bin/metainfo.cgi?&title1=Chaturvarga%20Chintamani%20Vol%201&author1=Hemadri&subject1=RELIGION.%20THEOLOGY&year=2006%20&language1=sanskrit&pages=400&barcode=1990030083604&author2=&identifier1=&publisher1=Prabhakari%20and%20co</ref>		Hemadri Pandit was born in a [[Deshastha Brahmin]] family<ref>{{cite book\|title=Kāḷācyā paḍadyāāḍa , Volume 2\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q_wvAAAAMAAJ\|page=373\|publisher=Marāṭhī Sāhitya Parishada\|year=1992\|quote=देवगिरी येथे रामचंद्रराव राजा राज्य करीत असता दमरदारीच्या कामावर ''हेमाद्री ऊर्फ हेमाडपंत' हा देशस्थ ऋग्वेदी ब्राह्मण काम करीत होता''}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Religious Cultures in Early Modern India: New Perspectives\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTnJBQAAQBAJ&q=Hemadpant+is+brahmin&pg=PT194\|publisher=Routledge\|year=2014\|isbn = 9781317982876}}</ref> in [[Paithan]] that had its origin in the [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Novetzke \|first=Christian Lee \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z9kbDQAAQBAJ \|title=The Quotidian Revolution: Vernacularization, Religion, and the Premodern Public Sphere in India \|date=18 October 2016 \|publisher=Columbia University Press \|isbn=978-0-231-54241-8 \|pages=64 \|language=en}}</ref> His father, Kāmadeo, had brought him up in [[Maharashtra]]. Hemadri's biography<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hemadri Urf Hemadpant Yanche Charitra By Keshav Appa Padhye \|url=https://varadabooks.com/products/hemadri-urf-hemadpant-yanche-charitra-by-keshav-appa-padhye \|access-date=2024-09-10 \|website=Varada Books \|language=en}}</ref> written by Keshav Appa Padhye, the author has mentioned that Hemadri was a Rigvedi Vatsagotri (belonging to the Vatsa [[Gotra]]), Panchapravari (5 [[Pravaras\|pravara]]) brāhmaṇa (५: जामदग्ना वत्सास्तेषां पञ्चार्षेयो भार्गवच्यावनाप्नवानौर्वजामदग्नेति, ref. आश्वलायनश्रौतसूत्र). He has mentioned the reference for this information to be the book authored by Hemadri himself, the चतुर्वर्गचिंतामणि, or chaturvarga-chintāmaṇi.

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Hemadri was a diplomat, an administrator, an architect, a poet, and a theologian and scholar. During his prime ministership, the Yadav kingdom reached its zenith;{{Citation needed\|date=March 2008}} soon after his tenure, the Turkic emperor at [[Delhi]], [[Alauddin Khalji\|Alāuddin Khalji]], and his successors ended the Yadav rule in southwestern India.		Hemadri was a diplomat, an administrator, an architect, a poet, and a theologian and scholar. During his prime ministership, the Yadav kingdom reached its zenith;{{Citation needed\|date=March 2008}} soon after his tenure, the Turkic emperor of [[Delhi]], [[Alauddin Khalji\|Alāuddin Khalji]], and his successors ended the Yadav rule in southwestern India.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}

	== Writings ==		== Writings ==
	~~Hemadri wrote the encyclopedic book about dharma, ''Chaturvarga Chintāmaṇi''. It contains, among other subjects, thousands of ''[[Vrata]]s'' along with the modus operandi for performing them.~~

	He wrote the commentary ~~named~~ ''Āyurveda Rasāyan'' on Ayurvedic Samhita "Ashtānga Hṛdayam", containing descriptions of various diseases and remedies ~~for them~~.		* Hemadri wrote the encyclopedic book about [[dharma]], the ''Chaturvarga Chintāmaṇi''. It contains, among other subjects, thousands of ''[[Vrata]]s'' along with the modus operandi for performing them.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}
			* He wrote the commentary ''Āyurveda Rasāyan'' on the Ayurvedic [[Samhita]] "Ashtānga Hṛdayam", containing descriptions of various diseases and their remedies.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}
	A small historical book, ''Hemādpanti Bakhar'' is credited to him.		* A small historical book, the ''Hemādpanti Bakhar'' (Hemadpant's Chronicle) is credited to him.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}
			* He created the ''Mestakas'' to standardize procedural sections of state administration.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}
	He created ''Mestakas'' to standardize procedural ~~parts~~ of ~~the~~ state administration.

	== Cultural contributions ==		== Cultural contributions ==
	~~Hemadri introduced use of [[Modi script]] for [[Marathi language\|Marāthi]] (cursive style of writing Marathi) in government correspondence.~~

	~~He conceived~~ of ''[[~~Hemadpanti architecture~~]]'' of buildings and temples which did not use lime.		* Hemadri introduced the use of the [[Modi script]] for [[Marathi language\|Marāthi]] (cursive style of writing Marathi) in government correspondence, a script which continued to be used till the end of [[Peshwa]] rule.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}
			* He conceived of buildings and temples which did not use [[Limestone\|lime]] under his [[Hemadpanti architecture]] style.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}
			* He introduced the plantation of [[pearl millet]] (Bājari) as a staple crop.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}
			* He encouraged and supported many artists and writers like Bopadev and studied their books and presented his own criticism.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}

	~~He introduced plantation of~~ [[~~pearl millet~~]] ~~(Bājari) as a staple crop.~~		== See also ==
			*[[Yadavas of Devagiri]]
	~~He encouraged and supported many artists and writers like Bopadev and studied their books and presented his own criticism.~~

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	* ''Samasta Maharashtriya Brahman Potshakha'' ([[Marathi language\|Marathi]]) by Dr. Abhaykumar Savaji
	* ''Hemadri Athawa Hemadpant'' ([[Marathi language\|Marathi]]) by Keshav Appa Padhye
	* ''Maharashtra Saraswat'' ([[Marathi language\|Marathi]]) by Vinayakrao Bhave
	* ''Aitihasik Prastavana'' ([[Marathi language\|Marathi]]) by [[Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade]]

	[[Category:Maharashtra ~~politicians~~]]		== Sources ==
			* ''Samasta Maharashtriya Brahman Potshakha'' (A Genealogy of all the Maharashtrian Brahmins, [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]) by Dr. Abhaykumar Savaji
			* ''Hemadri Athawa Hemadpant'' (Hemadri, or Hemadpant; [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]) by Keshav Appa Padhye
			* ''Maharashtra Saraswat'' (The [[Saraswat Brahmin\|Saraswats]] of Maharashtra, [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]) by Vinayakrao Bhave
			* ''Aitihasik Prastavana'' (Proposals on History, [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]) by [[Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade]]

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	[[Category:Indian Hindus]]		[[Category:Indian Hindus]]

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Hemādri Paṇḍit, popularly known as '''Hemāḍapanta''', was a polymath and a prime minister from 1259 to 1274 C.E. in the regimes of King Mahādev (1259–1271) and King [[Ramachandra of Devagiri|Ramachandra]] (1271–1309) of [[Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri|Seuna Yādav Dynasty of Devagiri]], which ruled in the western and southern part of [[India]].

== Origin ==
Hemadri Pandit was born in a [[Deshastha Brahmin|Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin]] ([[DRB]]) family<ref>{{cite book|title=Kāḷācyā paḍadyāāḍa , Volume 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q_wvAAAAMAAJ|page=373|publisher=Marāṭhī Sāhitya Parishada|year=1992|quote=देवगिरी येथे रामचंद्रराव राजा राज्य करीत असता दमरदारीच्या कामावर ''हेमाद्री ऊर्फ हेमाडपंत' हा देशस्थ ऋग्वेदी ब्राह्मण काम करीत होता.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Religious Cultures in Early Modern India: New Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTnJBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT194&dq=Hemadpant+is+brahmin#q=Hemadpant%20is%20brahmin|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|isbn = 9781317982876}}</ref> that had its origin in the Hemadri village in the [[Dakshin Kannada]] District of [[Karnataka]]. His father, Kāmadeo, had brought him up in [[Maharashtra]]. In Hemadri's biography written by Keshav Appa Padhye, the author has mentioned that Hemadri was a Deshastha Rigvedi of Ashvalayana sutra and Vatsagotri (belonging to the Vatsa Gotra) Panchapravari brāhmaṇa(५: जामदग्ना वत्सास्तेषां पञ्चार्षेयो भार्गवच्यावनाप्नवानौर्वजामदग्नेति, ref. आश्वलायनश्रौतसूत्र). Padhye has mentioned the reference for this information to be the book authored by Hemadri himself, चतुर्वर्गचिंतामणि, or chaturvarga-chintāmaṇi.<ref>http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/cgi-bin/metainfo.cgi?&title1=Chaturvarga%20Chintamani%20Vol%201&author1=Hemadri&subject1=RELIGION.%20THEOLOGY&year=2006%20&language1=sanskrit&pages=400&barcode=1990030083604&author2=&identifier1=&publisher1=Prabhakari%20and%20co</ref>

== Career ==
Hemadri was a diplomat, an administrator, an architect, a poet, and a theologian and scholar. During his prime ministership, the Yadav kingdom reached its zenith;{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} soon after his tenure, the Turkic emperor at [[Delhi]], [[Alauddin Khalji|Alāuddin Khalji]], and his successors ended the Yadav rule in southwestern India.

== Writings ==
Hemadri wrote the encyclopedic book about dharma, ''Chaturvarga Chintāmaṇi''. It contains, among other subjects, thousands of ''[[Vrata]]s'' along with the modus operandi for performing them.

He wrote the commentary named ''Āyurveda Rasāyan'' on Ayurvedic Samhita "Ashtānga Hṛdayam", containing descriptions of various diseases and remedies for them.

A small historical book, ''Hemādpanti Bakhar'' is credited to him.

He created ''Mestakas'' to standardize procedural parts of the state administration.

== Cultural contributions ==
Hemadri introduced use of [[Modi script]] for [[Marathi language|Marāthi]] (cursive style of writing Marathi) in government correspondence.

He conceived of ''[[Hemadpanti architecture]]'' of buildings and temples which did not use lime.

He introduced plantation of [[pearl millet]] (Bājari) as a staple crop.

He encouraged and supported many artists and writers like Bopadev and studied their books and presented his own criticism.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* ''Samasta Maharashtriya Brahman Potshakha'' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]) by Dr. Abhaykumar Savaji
* ''Hemadri Athawa Hemadpant'' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]) by Keshav Appa Padhye
* ''Maharashtra Saraswat'' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]) by Vinayakrao Bhave
* ''Aitihasik Prastavana'' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]) by [[Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade]]

[[Category:Maharashtra politicians]]
[[Category:13th-century Indian writers]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]

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