Kavitrayam
Also called: Nannaya, Tikkana and Errana · Topic: Southern Dynasties: Chalukyas, Pallavas, Cholas · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Kavitrayam means "the trio of poets". It is the name given to Nannaya, Tikkana and Errana, who together put the Mahabharata into Telugu. Their work took about three centuries. It is seen as the foundation of classical Telugu literature. Nannaya is called Adikavi, the "first poet" of Telugu.
Example
Nannaya began the Telugu Mahabharata in the 11th century at the court of the Eastern Chalukya king Rajaraja Narendra, at Rajahmundry. Tikkana, in the 13th century, wrote fifteen of its books (parvas). Errana finished the part Nannaya had left incomplete in the 14th century.
Don't confuse with
- Ratnatraya (three gems of Kannada literature): Pampa, Ponna and Ranna, three 10th-century Jain poets who wrote in Kannada, not Telugu.
Related concepts
- Chalukyas of Badami
- Pulakeshin II
- Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
- Vikramaditya VI
- Manasollasa
- Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
- Three gems of Kannada literature