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'Kappe Arabhatta' (Kannada:ಕಪ್ಪೆ ಆರಭಟ್ಟ) was a Kannada poet of 7th century, and is famous for his inscription written in 700 CE during Chalukya's rule in Badami.
He is also remembered as ''Kaliyuga Viparititan'' meaning "Exceptional man of Kaliyuga". ^[1]

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Kappe Arabhatta Inscription

Famous Tripadi (three-liner) of the inscription

English Translation

See also

Notes

References

Kappe Arabhatta Inscription

Kappe Arabhatta inscription, 700 CE, was found on a rock edict in Badami written in archaic Kannada script. The inscription is attributed to the 7th century.
The poetry in this inscription is considered as the earliest extant Kannada poetry in Tripadi meter.^[2]

Famous Tripadi (three-liner) of the inscription

'ಸಾಧುಗೆ ಸಾಧು'

'ಮಾಧುರ್ಯಂಗೆ ಮಾಧುರ್ಯಂ'

'ಮಾಧವನೀತಂ ಪೆರನಲ್ಲ!'

English Translation

Good to the good, sweet to the sweet,

This exceptional man of Kaliyuga

Is a veritable Madhava himself (to the distressed).¹

See also

★ Kannada language

★ Kannada literature

★ Chalukya dynasty

★ Badami

Notes

1. http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/literature/history1.htm
2. Dr. S.U.Kamath, ''A Concise history of Karnataka'', pp 67, 2001

References

★ Dr. Suryanath U. Kamath (2001). A Concise History of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002).

★ History of Kannada Literature, Dr. Jyotsna Kamat