Mahamanikya

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Mahamanikya was a Barāha^[1] king who ruled parts of Assam in the 14-15th century. At that time, his kingdom centered on present-day Nagaon, Morigaon and Hojai districts. Under his patronage, the Sanskrit epic Ramayana was translated to Assamese verse Saptakanda Ramayana by Madhava Kandali.^[2]^{[failed verification]} scholars claim him to be a Boro king.

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↑ (Bez 2012:5) We are known as Kabiraja Kandali. Following the order of Mahamanikya, the king of Barāha, we composed the seven kandas of Ramayana in brief, avoiding lengthy descriptions, by adding some literary flavours, in a simple style, as in the process ofproducing butter by churning milk, so that the general people understand the story of Ramayana very well
↑ (Bhattacharya 1977:13) The Boro King of the time Mahamanikya, who is known as Varāha Raja encouraged the great poet Madhava Kandali to translate the Ramayana from Sanskrit to Assamese.

References[edit]

Bez, Gitanjali (2012). "Introduction". Grammatical categories in madhav Kandalis Ramayana (PhD). Guwahati University. hdl:10603/116370.
Bhattacharya, Pramod Chandra (1977). A Descriptive Analysis of the Boro Language. Gauhati University.
Neog, Maheshwar (1953), "Assamese Literature Before Sankaradeva", in Kakati, Banikanta (ed.), Aspects of Early Assamese Literature, Gauhati: Gauhati University, pp. 19–64
Neog, M (1990), "Assamese Literature", in Barpujari, H K (ed.), The Comprehensive History of Assam, vol. III, Guwahati: Publication Board, Assam, pp. 280–291
Sen, Debasis (1984). "Ethnic Elements in the Political Life of Ancient Assam". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 45: 101–106. JSTOR 44140186.
Kakati, Banikanta (1953). Aspects of early Assamese literature. Gauhati University.

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[1] (Bez 2012:5) We are known as Kabiraja Kandali. Following the order of Mahamanikya, the king of Barāha, we composed the seven kandas of Ramayana in brief, avoiding lengthy descriptions, by adding some literary flavours, in a simple style, as in the process ofproducing butter by churning milk, so that the general people understand the story of Ramayana very well

[2] (Bhattacharya 1977:13) The Boro King of the time Mahamanikya, who is known as Varāha Raja encouraged the great poet Madhava Kandali to translate the Ramayana from Sanskrit to Assamese.

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