What is prashastitis
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Meghna Thapar 5 years, 6 months ago
Prashastis are special kind of inscriptions and is a Sanskrit word which means “in praise for”. Prashastis are glowing praises of kings and rulers, and were written by the poets of that time. A Prashasti composed by his court poet Ravikirti is the chief source of information about him. Harishena was court poet of Gupta king Samudragupta. He composed a prashasti in praise of Samudragupta. This is the famous Allahabad Prashasti which describes Samudragupta as a great warrior. Prashastis are a special kind of inscription, meaning “in praise of”. They were composed by learned Brahmans in praise of the rulers, which may not be literally true; but, they tell us how rulers of that time wanted to illustrate themselves.
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