Sanskrit sources of Kerala history
by Suma Parappattoli | 2010 | 88,327 words
This study deals with the history of Kerala based on ancient Sanskrit sources, such as the Keralamahatmyam. The modern state known as Keralam or Kerala is situated on the Malabar Coast of India. The first chapter of this study discusses the historical details from the inscriptions. The second chapter deals with the historical points from the Mahatm...
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5.2. Ratnaketudaya by Balakavi
Ratnaketudaya is a drama in five acts describing the love between prince Ratnaketu of Malava dynasty and Lilavati, daughter of king Jayasena. Ratnaketudaya gives the description of some places which are historically important.
One is Cochi the capital of his patron Ramavarma. Balakavi travelled through different places and finally reached Kerala. Kerala is full of spices like cardomom Arecanut tree and coconut trees. The Cochi is just like Amaravati[1]. Ratnaketu passes through Coladesa.
The poet describes Coladesa as follows in Ratnaketudaya.鈥�
sthane sthane 艣i艣iramadhura峁� 惫腻谤颈 蝉补丑测腻迟尘补箩腻测腻岣�
k奴le k奴le madhumadara峁嘺tkokil膩岣� 辫耻峁补惫腻峁弗
madhye madhye bhavabhayahara峁� mandira峁� devat膩n膩峁�
d奴re d奴re vasati vacas膩峁� colabh奴me岣� prabh膩va岣� ||
The famous Cidambaram temple and deity Siva is also described in Ratnaketudaya.
苍测补蝉迟辞诲补蝉迟腻峁単丑谤颈辫补诲尘补峁�.............................
........................... citsabh膩y膩m ||
The information that can be gathered from these two dramas are of some are in the reconstruction of the mediaeval history of Cocin[2].
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
parimalabahulail膩n膩gavall墨pinaddhakramukanikaraker膩n keral膩n膩vive艣a |
膩g膩hi峁ａ弓a峁� ca punarapar膩mar膩vat墨miva kocc墨ti k峁泃膩bhidh膩n膩峁� r膩jadh膩n墨m ||
tasy膩峁� ca
尘腻诲测补迟办辞峁璦办补辫腻诲补迟腻岣峚苍补谤补峁嘺苍尘腻峁噄办测补产丑奴尘墨迟补濒补尘
艣奴tkurvatk膩ri艣墨kara dvigu峁噄ta pratyuptamukt膩phalam |
r膩jadv膩ramud膩ravetra latik膩dh膩riprat墨h膩rakam
pratyadi峁ａ弓an峁沺膩lap膩lanibi岣峚pr膩gbh膩gam膩岣峢aukata ||