Everything You need to know about Padmagupta when Prepraring for UPSC
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A court poet of the Parmara king Sindhuraja (r. 990s CE).
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Padmagupta is the author of a Sanskrit epic, “Nava-shahshanka-charita.”
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The epic depicts the romance between Parmara King Sindhuraja and the Naga princess Shahshiprabha.
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Due to this work, Padmagupta is known as ‘Parimala Kalidasa’.
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It is written in Vaidharbhi style, generally using short and light alliteration.
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He wrote that all Suryavamsi Rajputs (Parmars, Solankis, Chahmanas and Pratiharas) emerged from an Agnikund.
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