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'''Mallinātha Sūri''' was an eminent critic, known for his commentaries on five mahakavyas (great compositions) of [[Sanskrit]]. During his times, he is said to have received the titles of Mahamahopadyaya and Vyakhyana Chakravarti. He lived during the reigns of [[Racakonda]] king [[Singabhupala]] and [[Vijayanagara]] king [[Deva Raya I]]. Based on the evidence from the inscriptions, it is estimated that he lived between 1350-1450 CE.
'''Mallinātha Sūri''' was an eminent critic, known for his commentaries on the five [[Mahakavya|mahakavyas]] (great compositions) of [[Sanskrit]]. During his times, he is said to have received the titles of [[Mahamahopadhyaya]] and Vyakhyana Chakravarti. He lived during the reigns of [[Rachakonda]] king Singabhupala and [[Vijayanagara]] king [[Deva Raya I]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ramaswami |first=Kavali Venkata |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddRHAAAAMAAJ&q=Mallin%C4%81tha+S%C5%ABri |title=Kavali Venkata Ramaswami's Biographical Sketches of the Dekkan Poets: (first Published in 1829) |date=1975 |publisher=Nellore Progressive Union |pages=XLIX |language=en}}</ref> Based on the evidence from inscriptions, it is estimated that he lived between 1350-1450 CE.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sastry |first=Putcha Vasudeva Parabrahma |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FiRuAAAAMAAJ&q=Mallin%C4%81tha+S%C5%ABri |title=The Kākatiyas of Warangal |date=1978 |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |pages=9 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Yazdani |first=Ghulam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8llDAAAAYAAJ&q=Mallin%C4%81tha+S%C5%ABri |title=The Early History of the Deccan |date=1982 |publisher=Oriental Reprint |pages=620 |language=en |author-link=Ghulam Yazdani}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Mallinātha was born in a [[Telugu Brahmin]] family of the [[Kamakayanasa]] [[gotra]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QaIRAQAAMAAJ&q=mallinatha+suri |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: K to Navalram |date=1987 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |isbn=978-0-8364-2283-2 |pages=2566 |language=en}}</ref> with the surname Kolachala, Kolachela, Kolichala or Kolichelama.<ref>Mallinātha
Mallinātha's surname was Kolachala, Kolachela, Kolichala or Kolichelama.<ref>Mallinātha
By P. G. Lalye, p. 13</ref> The village Kolichelama (currently known as Kolchāram) is near Patancheruvu, a small village in the Medak District of [[Telangana]]. When Kākatīya rule ended, the scholars of Kolachelama family migrated to Rāchakonḍa, the capital of Singabhūpāla. From the colophons of Sanjīvani, it is known that Singabhūpāla honoured Mallinātha with the title of Mahāmahopādyāya, and Mallinātha's son with the title of Mahopādyāya.
By P. G. Lalye, p. 13</ref> The village Kolichelama (currently known as [[Kulcharam|Kolchāram]]) is near [[Medak]], a village and mandal in the [[Medak district|Medak District]] of [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nl5uAAAAMAAJ&q=mallinatha+suri |title=A Thousand Laurels--Dr. Sadiq Naqvi: Studies on Medieval India with Special Reference to Deccan |date=2005 |publisher=Department of History & Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology, Osmania University |pages=118 |language=en}}</ref> When [[Kakatiya dynasty|Kākatīya]] rule ended, the scholars of the Kolachelama family migrated to Rāchakonḍa, the capital of Singabhūpāla. From the [[Colophon (publishing)|colophons]] of the Sanjīvani, it is known that Singabhūpāla honoured Mallinātha with the title of Mahāmahopādhyāya, and Mallinātha's younger son with the title of Mahopādhyāya. He had two sons, namely Peddibhatta and Kumaraswamin.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Banerji |first=Sures Chandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X2EwAAAAYAAJ&q=Mallin%C4%81tha+S%C5%ABri |title=A Companion to Indian Philosophy |date=1996 |publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation |isbn=978-81-7018-743-1 |pages=192 |language=en}}</ref> Kolachalam Srinivasa Rao (1854-1919), a Telugu scholar of theatre, was a descendant of Mallinātha.<ref>{{Citation |last=Lal |first=Ananda |title=Rao, Kolachalam Srinivasa |date=2004 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0549 |work=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre |access-date=2023-12-09 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001 |isbn=978-0-19-564446-3}}</ref> Vinay Chandra Suri, perhaps a descendant of Mallinātha, wrote the Mallinātha Charita kavya, a biography of Mallinātha in verse.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Suri |first=Vinayacandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T8pIAQAAMAAJ&q=Mallinatha+Suri |title=The Mallinatha charitra |date=1912 |publisher=H. Bhurabhai |language=sa}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
Mallinātha is well known as a commentator who has written glosses on Classical epics of Sanskrit, besides his commentaries on Śātric works. His Sanjivani commentary on Meghasandesa is the most popular one.<ref>Meghasandeśa: an assessment from the South, p. 24</ref> He is also known as a poet, the fact which is rather unknown, though the names of his creative compositions are known to the scholars of Sanskrit literature.
Mallinātha is well known as a commentator who has written glosses on the Classical epics of the Sanskrit canon, besides his commentaries on [[Shastra|Śāstric]] works. His Sanjivani commentary on Meghasandesa is the most popular one.<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=E7oNAAAAIAAJ&q=Mallinatha+Suri&dq=Mallinatha+Suri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPy8e49YKDAxWZwzgGHSsWAJI4FBDoAXoECAMQAw#Mallinatha%20Suri Meghasandeśa: an assessment from the South], p. 24</ref> He is also known as a poet, a fact which is rather unknown, though the names of his creative compositions are known to the scholars of Sanskrit literature.


===Commentaries<ref>{{Cite book |last=Madras |first=University of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bL5iAAAAMAAJ&q=Mallin%C4%81tha+S%C5%ABri |title=Annals of Oriental Research |date=1957 |publisher=University of Madras. |pages=53 |language=en}}</ref>===
===Commentaries===
The following is the list of his commentaries on Classical Epics of Sanskrit-
The following is the list of his commentaries on the Classical Epics of Sanskrit:
# [https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Kalid%C4%81sa_s_Raghuwansha/RZHUPgAACAAJ?hl=en Sañjīvinī] - Commentary on [[Kalidasa|Kālidāsa]]'s [[Raghuvaṃśa]], [[Kumārasambhava]] and [[Meghadūta]]
# Sanjīvanī - Commentary on Kalidasa's Raghuvamsa, Kumarasambhava and Meghaduta
# Ghaṇṭāpatha - Commentary on Bharavi's Kiratarjuniya
# [https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Kiratarjuniyam_of_Mahakavi_Bharavi/e2BFPwAACAAJ?hl=en Ghaṇṭāpatha] - Commentary on [[Bharavi|Bhāravi]]'s [[Kirātārjunīya]]
# [https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/%C5%9Ai%C5%9Bup%C4%81lavadha_Sarva%E1%B9%85ka%E1%B9%A3%C4%81/euI2swEACAAJ?hl=en Sarvāṅkaṣa] - Commentary on [[Magha (poet)|Māgha]]'s [[Shishupala Vadha|Śiśupālavadha]]
# Sarvaṅkaṣa - Commentary on Magha's Sisupalavadha
# [https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Mah%C4%81kavi_%C5%9Ariharsa_viracita%E1%B9%81_Nai%E1%B9%A3ad/s2OBswEACAAJ?hl=en Jīvātu] - Commentary on [[Shriharsha|Śrīharṣa]]'s [[Naishadha Charita|Naiṣadhīyacarita]]
# Jivātu - Commentary on Sriharsa's Naisadhiyacarita
# Sarvapathīnā - Commentary on [[Bhaṭṭikāvya]]
# Sarvapathīnā - Commentary on [[Bhaṭṭikāvya]]
The following is the list of his commentaries on Śāstric works-
The following is the list of his commentaries on Śāstric works:
# Tarala - commentary on Vidyadhara's Ekavali - alamkara Sastra
# Tarala - commentary on Vidyādhara's Ekāvalī - [[Alankara Shastra|alaṃkāra śāstra]]
# Niskaṇṭakā - commentary on Varadaraja's Tarkikaraksa tika
# Niṣkaṇṭakā - commentary on Varadarāja's Tārkikarakṣā ṭīkā
[[Sushil Kumar De]] notes that Mallinātha's commentary on Meghaduta was the most well known commentary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Some Commentators on the Meghaduta |url=https://www.wilbourhall.org/sansknet/jyotisha/papers_on_jyothisa/Meghaduta.htm |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=www.wilbourhall.org}}</ref>


===Creative works===
===Creative works===
# Raghuvīracaritā
# Raghuvīracaritā
# Vaiśyavamśa Sudhākara
# Vaiśyavamśa Sudhākara
# Udāra Kāvya
# Udara Kavya
Interestingly, in Marathi Language, there is a word 'Mallinathi', which means 'a comment or criticism' done by somebody. For example, Mr. Jadhav doing "Mallinathi" on statement issued by Mr. Pawar said that, Mr. Pawar is misguiding the people.
Interestingly, in the Marathi Language, there is a word 'Mallinathi', which means 'a long monologue' spoken by somebody. For example, if a Mr. X says a Mr. Y is doing a "Mallinathi", it means that Mr. Y has been speaking for far too long.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Patel |first=Deven M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GmsAgAAQBAJ&dq=Mallin%C4%81tha+S%C5%ABri&pg=PA65 |title=Text to Tradition: The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia |date=2014-01-07 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-16680-5 |pages=63 |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
# Mallināthamanīṣā : a collection of papers presented at the Seminar on Mallinatha, edited by P. G. Lalye, Published 1981, Dept. of Sanskrit, Osmania University
# Mallināthamanīṣā: a collection of papers presented at the Seminar on Mallinatha, edited by P. G. Lalye, Published 1981, Dept. of Sanskrit, [[Osmania University]]
# Mallinātha by P. G. Lalye, Sahitya Akademi
# Mallinātha by P. G. Lalye, [[Sahitya Akademi]]
# Mallinātha's Ghaṇṭāpatha on the Kirātārjunīya I-VI: Part one: Introduction, Translation and Notes by Roodbergen JAF, Lieden: E. J. Brill, 1984
# Mallinātha's Ghaṇṭāpatha on the Kirātārjunīya I-VI: Part one: Introduction, Translation and Notes by Roodbergen JAF, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1984
# http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/a-sorry-comment-on-kolcharams-literary-stalwart/article3163121.ece
# http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/12/stories/2006031202530200.htm

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Mallinātha Sūri
Born1346 CE
Kolcharam, Medak District Telangana, India
Died1440 CE
OccupationPoet, Critic, Commentator
GenreReligion, Literature, Philosophy
SubjectSanskrit, Natyas

Mallinātha Sūri was an eminent critic, known for his commentaries on the five mahakavyas (great compositions) of Sanskrit. During his times, he is said to have received the titles of Mahamahopadhyaya and Vyakhyana Chakravarti. He lived during the reigns of Rachakonda king Singabhupala and Vijayanagara king Deva Raya I.[1] Based on the evidence from inscriptions, it is estimated that he lived between 1350-1450 CE.[2][3]

Early life

Mallinātha was born in a Telugu Brahmin family of the Kamakayanasa gotra[4] with the surname Kolachala, Kolachela, Kolichala or Kolichelama.[5] The village Kolichelama (currently known as Kolchāram) is near Medak, a village and mandal in the Medak District of Telangana.[6] When Kākatīya rule ended, the scholars of the Kolachelama family migrated to Rāchakonḍa, the capital of Singabhūpāla. From the colophons of the Sanjīvani, it is known that Singabhūpāla honoured Mallinātha with the title of Mahāmahopādhyāya, and Mallinātha's younger son with the title of Mahopādhyāya. He had two sons, namely Peddibhatta and Kumaraswamin.[7] Kolachalam Srinivasa Rao (1854-1919), a Telugu scholar of theatre, was a descendant of Mallinātha.[8] Vinay Chandra Suri, perhaps a descendant of Mallinātha, wrote the Mallinātha Charita kavya, a biography of Mallinātha in verse.[9]

Works

Mallinātha is well known as a commentator who has written glosses on the Classical epics of the Sanskrit canon, besides his commentaries on Śāstric works. His Sanjivani commentary on Meghasandesa is the most popular one.[10] He is also known as a poet, a fact which is rather unknown, though the names of his creative compositions are known to the scholars of Sanskrit literature.

Commentaries[11]

The following is the list of his commentaries on the Classical Epics of Sanskrit:

  1. Sañjīvinī - Commentary on Kālidāsa's Raghuvaṃśa, Kumārasambhava and Meghadūta
  2. Ghaṇṭāpatha - Commentary on Bhāravi's Kirātārjunīya
  3. Sarvāṅkaṣa - Commentary on Māgha's Śiśupālavadha
  4. Jīvātu - Commentary on Śrīharṣa's Naiṣadhīyacarita
  5. Sarvapathīnā - Commentary on Bhaṭṭikāvya

The following is the list of his commentaries on Śāstric works:

  1. Tarala - commentary on Vidyādhara's Ekāvalī - alaṃkāra śāstra
  2. Niṣkaṇṭakā - commentary on Varadarāja's Tārkikarakṣā ṭīkā

Sushil Kumar De notes that Mallinātha's commentary on Meghaduta was the most well known commentary.[12]

Creative works

  1. Raghuvīracaritā
  2. Vaiśyavamśa Sudhākara
  3. Udāra Kāvya

Interestingly, in the Marathi Language, there is a word 'Mallinathi', which means 'a long monologue' spoken by somebody. For example, if a Mr. X says a Mr. Y is doing a "Mallinathi", it means that Mr. Y has been speaking for far too long.[13]

References

  1. ^ Ramaswami, Kavali Venkata (1975). Kavali Venkata Ramaswami's Biographical Sketches of the Dekkan Poets: (first Published in 1829). Nellore Progressive Union. pp. XLIX.
  2. ^ Sastry, Putcha Vasudeva Parabrahma (1978). The Kākatiyas of Warangal. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 9.
  3. ^ Yazdani, Ghulam (1982). The Early History of the Deccan. Oriental Reprint. p. 620.
  4. ^ Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: K to Navalram. Sahitya Akademi. 1987. p. 2566. ISBN 978-0-8364-2283-2.
  5. ^ Mallinātha By P. G. Lalye, p. 13
  6. ^ A Thousand Laurels--Dr. Sadiq Naqvi: Studies on Medieval India with Special Reference to Deccan. Department of History & Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology, Osmania University. 2005. p. 118.
  7. ^ Banerji, Sures Chandra (1996). A Companion to Indian Philosophy. B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 192. ISBN 978-81-7018-743-1.
  8. ^ Lal, Ananda (2004), "Rao, Kolachalam Srinivasa", The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-564446-3, retrieved 9 December 2023
  9. ^ Suri, Vinayacandra (1912). The Mallinatha charitra (in Sanskrit). H. Bhurabhai.
  10. ^ Meghasandeśa: an assessment from the South, p. 24
  11. ^ Madras, University of (1957). Annals of Oriental Research. University of Madras. p. 53.
  12. ^ "Some Commentators on the Meghaduta". www.wilbourhall.org. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  13. ^ Patel, Deven M. (7 January 2014). Text to Tradition: The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia. Columbia University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-231-16680-5.

Bibliography

  1. Mallināthamanīṣā: a collection of papers presented at the Seminar on Mallinatha, edited by P. G. Lalye, Published 1981, Dept. of Sanskrit, Osmania University
  2. Mallinātha by P. G. Lalye, Sahitya Akademi
  3. Mallinātha's Ghaṇṭāpatha on the Kirātārjunīya I-VI: Part one: Introduction, Translation and Notes by Roodbergen JAF, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1984
  4. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/a-sorry-comment-on-kolcharams-literary-stalwart/article3163121.ece
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