Thimmana is believed to be from Anantapur and was born to Singanna and Thimmamaamba. He lived in a subkingdom of the Vijayanagara Empire, whose princess was Tirumala Devi. Later tradition imagines Nandi Timmana as one of the so-called asta-dig-gajas, the eight elephants of the cardinal directions, who supposedly graced the court of Krsnadevarāya at the apogee of the Vijayanagara period. Although this set of eight is probably a later (seventeenth-century) invention, Timmana's presence at Krsnadevarāya's court is historically verified. The poet dedicated his work, Pārijātâpaharanamu, to this king. The tradition asserts that the poet arrived in the court as a gift from the family of Tirumaladevi, Krsnadevarāya's senior wife.[1]
He was a Saiva and was a disciple of Guru Aghora Siva, yet some of his works are based on Vaishanavism because of imperial patronage. His uncles Nandi Mallaya and Ganta Singana (known as Malaya Maruta) were a famous poetic pair in the court of Viranarasimha Raya, half-brother of Krishnadevaraya.
He was more popular as Mukku Thimmana because of his poem on a beautiful nose. Mukku means nose in Telugu.
Timmana completed Kannada poet Kumaravyasa's incomplete work Mahabharatha, and presented that as “Karnataka Krishnadevaraya Bharatha Kathamanjari” to the king.[2]
Styleedit
Unlike his contemporaries like Allasani Peddana, he did not use long and complex words and used only soft and simple Telugu words. His works are also understandable to non-scholars and his poetry is fondly called as Mukka Timmana Muddu Paluku (sweet words of Mukku Thimmana) in Telugu. Parijatapaharanam is famous for many soft romantic poems still popular in Telugu.
He did many poetic experiments in his works. One such experiment is called Chitra Kavita (means magical poems). All four lines of a few poems can be read from either direction and all lines are palindromes ignoring spaces. He composed a poem that can be read from end or start, where all four lines together form a palindrome. He also composed a poem with only two letters ('na' and 'ma'). He also presented Garbha Kavita (means hidden poems) in a few poems, where an entire poem will have two different meanings.
Poetryedit
Poem attributed to Thimmana - "Of a beautiful nose like flower"
నానాసూనవితాన వాసనల నానందించు సారంగ మే లా న న్నొల్లదటంచు, గంధఫలి బల్కాకం తపంబంది యో షానాసాకృతి బూని సర్వసుమనస్సౌరభ్యసంవాస మై పూనెం బ్రేక్షణమాలికామధుకరీ పుంజంబునిర్వంకలన్
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nandi, thimmana, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2016. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nandi Thimmana news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mahakavi Nandi Thimmana Telugu న ద త మ మన c 15th and 16th centuries CE was a Telugu poet and an Ashtadiggaja in the imperial court of Emperor Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara He is often called Mukku Thimmana lit Thimmana of the nose after his celebrated poem on a woman s nose AshtadiggajaNandi Thimmanaన ద త మ మనBornAnantapur Vijayanagara Empire modern day Andhra Pradesh India Pen nameMukku ThimmanaOccupationPoetLanguageTeluguNationalityIndianPeriodPrabandha PeriodNotable worksParijatapaharanamu Bharata Kathamanjari VanivilasamParentsSinganna father Thimmamaamba mother Contents 1 Biography 2 Style 3 Poetry 4 Notable works 5 ReferencesBiography editThimmana is believed to be from Anantapur and was born to Singanna and Thimmamaamba He lived in a subkingdom of the Vijayanagara Empire whose princess was Tirumala Devi Later tradition imagines Nandi Timmana as one of the so called asta dig gajas the eight elephants of the cardinal directions who supposedly graced the court of Krsnadevaraya at the apogee of the Vijayanagara period Although this set of eight is probably a later seventeenth century invention Timmana s presence at Krsnadevaraya s court is historically verified The poet dedicated his work Parijatapaharanamu to this king The tradition asserts that the poet arrived in the court as a gift from the family of Tirumaladevi Krsnadevaraya s senior wife 1 He was a Saiva and was a disciple of Guru Aghora Siva yet some of his works are based on Vaishanavism because of imperial patronage His uncles Nandi Mallaya and Ganta Singana known as Malaya Maruta were a famous poetic pair in the court of Viranarasimha Raya half brother of Krishnadevaraya He was more popular as Mukku Thimmana because of his poem on a beautiful nose Mukku means nose in Telugu Timmana completed Kannada poet Kumaravyasa s incomplete work Mahabharatha and presented that as Karnataka Krishnadevaraya Bharatha Kathamanjari to the king 2 Style editUnlike his contemporaries like Allasani Peddana he did not use long and complex words and used only soft and simple Telugu words His works are also understandable to non scholars and his poetry is fondly called as Mukka Timmana Muddu Paluku sweet words of Mukku Thimmana in Telugu Parijatapaharanam is famous for many soft romantic poems still popular in Telugu He did many poetic experiments in his works One such experiment is called Chitra Kavita means magical poems All four lines of a few poems can be read from either direction and all lines are palindromes ignoring spaces He composed a poem that can be read from end or start where all four lines together form a palindrome He also composed a poem with only two letters na and ma He also presented Garbha Kavita means hidden poems in a few poems where an entire poem will have two different meanings Poetry editPoem attributed to Thimmana Of a beautiful nose like flower న న స నవ త న వ సనల న న ద చ స ర గ మ ల న న న ల లదట చ గ ధఫల బల క క తప బ ద య ష న స క త బ న సర వస మనస స రభ యస వ స మ ప న బ ర క షణమ ల క మధ కర ప జ బ న ర వ కలన Notable works editParijatapaharanamu Bharata Kathamanjari VanivilasamReferences edit Classical Telugu Poetry publishing cdlib org Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 31 May 2011 Retrieved 29 October 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nandi Thimmana amp oldid 1182069297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
