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Bāṇabhaṭṭa (Sanskrit: बाणभट्ट) was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet from India.He was the Asthana Kavi in the court of the Emperor Harsha, who reigned c. 606–647 CE in northern India, first from Sthanvishvara, and later Kanyakubja.
The Harshacharita (Sanskrit: हर्षचरित, Harṣacarita; English: The deeds of Harsha) is the biography of Indian emperor Harsha by Banabhatta, also known as Bana, who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh-century CE India. He was the Asthana Kavi, meaning Court Poet, of Harsha.
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Aśvaghesa statue, Tây Phương Temple, Vietnam, 1794 CE. He is said to have been born in Ayodhya. [7] His original (lay) name is unknown, Aśvaghosa being a later nickname only.
He also published his historical analysis of medieval religious life of India in following books: Kabir; Madhyakalin Dharma Sadhana; Natha Sampradaya; His work on medieval saint Kabir is considered a masterpiece, and is a thoroughly researched analysis of Kabir's thought, works, and teachings. He was also an eminent novelist.
Banabhatta describes several types of Samantas in his work, Harsha Charita. Bana 's Harshacharitra is the only work from which we know of various categories of Samantas. [ 1 ] Bana mentions a large number of conquered enemy Maha-Samantas in the royal camp who were probably waiting to be assigned their new duties.
Abul Hasan Ali's Majmal-ut-Tawarikh (1026 CE / 417 AH) is the Persian language translation of an Arabic language book. [17] The Arabic work itself is a translation of an unspecified Sanskrit ("Hindwani") work. The text includes a story which appears to be based on the plot of Devichandraguptam. [18]