Jaggu Vakulabhushana
Jaggu Vakulabhushana was an eminent Sanskrit poet and writer.[1] He was born Alwar Iyengar in 1902 at Chatraghosha near Melukote, India (Vakulabhushana was his pen name) and died in 1994.[2] He was awarded the Sahitya Academy award for his seminal work "Jayantika".[3][4]
Works
Sanskrit works
- Jayantika-Gadyakavya, based on Bana's Kadambari (1990)
- Yaduvamsacaritam – Gadyakavya based on Bana's Harsacarita
- Adbhutadutam an epic in 15 cantos, based on Udyaogaparvan on the Mahabharata (1968),
- Karunarasatarangini- Khandakavya,
- Patikoktimala – poetry,
- Srngaralilamrtam – poetry
- Kalikautukam – an unpublished Khandakavya,
- Gitaraghavam – poetry
- Vasantavatamsavarnanam – Khandakavya
- Bharatasamgrahah – Campu
- Yatirajacampu – Campu
- Yatrodantacampu – Campu
- Laksmistutimanjari – devotional poem,
- Hayavadanastotram – devotional poem,
- Amrtadhirohini – devotional poem,
- Aghavighatini – devotional poem, on Rama; (unpublished)
- Laksmidandakah – devotional poetry,
- Yadusailasatakam – Satakakavya,
- Gandhinutih – poem, unpublished;
- Kodandaramasuprabhatam – devotional poetry,
- Vasudevasuprabhatam – devotional poetry, (unpublished);
- Dasarathisuprabhatam – devotional poetry, (unpublished);
- Subrahmanyasuprabhatam – devotional poetry, (unpublished);
- Madhyaranganathastotram – devotional poetry, (unpublished)
- Madhyaranganathasuprabhatam – devotional poetry, (un-published);
- Madhyaranganathasatanamastotram – devotional poetry,(unpublished);
- Madhyaratiganayiksuprabhatam – devotional poetry, (unpublished);
- Mahalaksmisuprabhatam – devotional poetry,
- Sriyoganrsimhasuprabhatam – devotional poetry,
- Sriyoganrsimhamangalastotram – devotional poetry,
- Srimallesvarakrsnasuprabhatam – devotional poetry,
- Srimallesvarakrsnamangalam – devotional poetry,
- Madhyajanardana suprabhatam – devotional poetry,
- Janardanasumangalam – devotional poetry,
- Venkataryavandanam –- devotional poetry,
- Prapannavani- devotional poetry,
- Adbhutamsukam – play, (precursor to Venisamhara of Bhattanarayana)
- Pratijnakautilyam – play, (precursor to Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadatta)
- Prasannakasyapam-play,(successor of Abhijnanasakuntala of Kalidasa)
- Karmahalam – play, unpublished,
- Maniharanam – play, (successor of Bhasa's Urubhanga)
- Maiijulamaiijiram – play
- Balivijayam –play,
- Amulyamalyam – play,
- Yauvarajyam – play,
- Pratijñåśāntanavam – play,
- Anangadāprahasnam – a farce,
- Samyuktā – a play,
- Nighnatāpasam – a play, 1982
- Navajīmūtam – a play 1986,
- Mugdhakuntalam – play, 1993
- Prabuddhaprajñam. Play 1993
- Kaumudīyam – play, 1993
- Vīrasaubhadram – play, precursor to Dūtaghatotkaca of Bhāsa
- Vrataphalam – play, 1993
- Kalikālusyam – play, 1993
- Dāśarathidarśanam – play, 1993
- Vitīrnāmrtam – play, 1993
- Syamantakam – play, 1993
- Maireyapāramyam – play, 1993[5]
Critical works
- Bhāvakaumudī – (Commentary on the play Kādambarīkalyāna)
- Upākhyānaratnamañjūsā – Commentary on Kshemendra's Cārucaryā
Miscellaneous works
- Kanakamuktāmani
- Shringerī śankarāryasvāgatam
- Samasyāpūranāni
- Suvarnānyoktipañcakam
- Cātuślokāh
- Anyoktimālā, (unpublished);
- Adbhutavijñāpannam,
- Prasannakāśyapavijñaptih
- Syamantakavijñaptih
- Pratijñākautilyvijñaptih(unpublished);
- Yaduvamśa-caritavijñaptih
Translations
- Srīvacanabhūshanam – (from Sanskrit into Kannada)
- Caramupāyanirnayah
Other works
- Laksmīdāsasāhiyam
- Ajñātagranthāh
Works in Kannada
- Naguvintagantu (Autobiographical comic story),
- Rādhāmohan – Cine-play,
- Rāmjīrangsthola – comic essays,
- Melunadina Bhāgyodaya,
- Ambarīsacarita,
- Bhagavatya-daśaka,
- Vedāntavū Sāhityavū,
- Janārdasuprabhātopodgātha,
- Māhālakshmīsuprabhātopodgātha,
- Srīvacana-bhūśanopodgātha,
- Amrtādhirohinīsuprabhātopodgātha,
- Padmapurāna (translation of 3 chapters – unpublished),
- Gītopanyāsa,
- Rāmāyanopanyasa.
Awards and recognition
- Sahitya Akademi award for creative writing in Sanskrit.[6]
- President's certificate of honour.
References
- ^ Malhotra, R. P.; Arora, Kuldeep (2003). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Pali Literature - Google Books. ISBN 9788187746515. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ Ranganath, S. (1994). Post Independence Sanskrit Drama. H. Venkataramaiah.
- ^ Kellman, Steven G.; Lvovich, Natasha (30 September 2021). The Routledge Handbook of Literary Translingualism. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-44153-6.
- ^ Sinha, Biswajit (2000). Encyclopaedia of Indian Theatre: Sanskrit theatre. Raj Publications. ISBN 978-81-86208-38-0.
- ^ "Jaggu Vakulabhushana | Karnataka Samskrit University". www.ksu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
Bibliography
- Encyclopedia of Indian Literature, Sahitya Academy, 1988
- Adhunik Sanskrit Natak, Ramaji Upadhyaya, 1977
- Who is who of Sanskrit Scholars in India, Sahitya Academy, 1993