वामनभट्टबाण

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

VĀMANABHAṬṬABĀṆA   A great Sanskrit poet. It is believed that he lived in the 15th century. He has written several poems and plays. His poetic works are ‘Nalābhyudaya’ and ‘Raghunāthacarita.’ The former consists of eight Kāṇḍas and the latter, thirty Kāṇḍas. It is stated that Vāmanabhaṭṭabāṇa was the teacher of Vidyāraṇya. Besides these two major works, he had written several poems and dramas. Imitating the poem ‘Meghasandeśa’ of Kālidāsa, he had written a poetic work of the same type called ‘Haṁsasandeśa’. A minor Drama called Śṛṅgārabhūṣaṇa was written by this Vāmana. It is said that this drama was acted at Vijayanagara. The two plays, named--Pārvatīpariṇaya and ‘Kanakarekhā’ were also written by the same poet.