Sribhashyam Vijayasarathi | |
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Born | [1] | 10 March 1936
Died | 28 December 2022 Karimnagar, Telangana, India | (aged 86)
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupathi Sri Vishweshwara Sanskrit College (UG & PG), Warangal (KU) |
Known for | Sanskrit literature |
Spouse | Hemalatha[2] |
Children | Varaprasad[2] |
Parents |
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Awards | Padma Shri Mahamahopadhyaya Vachaspati Puraskar |
Sribhashyam Vijayasarathi (10 March 1936 – 28 December 2022)[3] was an Indian author, Sanskrit grammarian, philosopher and critic.[4]
He was the recipient of India's highly prestigious award Padma Shri for the year 2020 for his excellent work in the field of Literature and Education.[5]
Sribhashyam Vijayasarathi was born to Narasimhacharya, Gopamamba on 10 March 1936 at Chegurthi village, Karimnagar district, Telangana. Vijayasarathi started composing poetry at the age of 7. Although he had his primary education in Urdu medium, excelled himself as a Sanskrit scholar extraordinarily.[6]
It was his mother who taught him "Nyaya Bodhini", "Tharka Sangrahamu", and Meemamsa. It was during this period that he composed "Sharadaa Padakinkine". His astounding scholarship came to fore with khandakavyas like "Vishaadalahari" and "Shabaree Paridevanam" which he composed at the age of sixteen.[1][7]
Vijayasarathi introduced ‘seesam’, a Telugu poetic form and he was the first man who introduced epistolary form in Sanskrit. He came into the limelight for his work Mandakini and using the maximum number of ‘dhatus' in his poetry.[2][7]
Sribhashyam Vijayasarathi National Sanskrit Award is awarded every year. This award carries a cash reward of Rs.25000, Mangala Vastram and a Memento to a Sanskrit poet on the occasion of Sribhashyam Vijayasarathi's birthday.[7]