Adikavi Pampaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Pampa (Kannada: ಪಂಪ, 902 CE -975 CE), also known as Adikavi Pampa (Kannada: ಆದಿಕವಿ ಪಂಪ), is known as Adikavi, or the first poet of Kannada literature and one of the greatest Kannada poets of all time. A court poet of Chalukya King Arikesari II, a Rashtrakuta feudatory, he is most known for his epics, Vikramarjuna Vijaya (Pampa Bharata) and Adipurana, both written in Champu style, which he created and served as the model for all future works in the Kannada. The works of Jain writers Adikavi Pampa, Sri Ponna and Ranna, collectively called the "three gems of Kannada literature", heralded the age of classical Kannada in the 10th century, the Medieval Kannada literature.