Srivijaya (poet)
Śrīvijaya | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ಶ್ರೀವಿಜಯ |
| Occupation | Poet, Minister |
| Language | Kannada, Sanskrit |
| Period | 9th century CE |
| Genre | Poetry, Literary Criticism |
| Literary movement | Jain literature, Early Kannada literature |
| Notable works | Kavirajamarga (attributed) |
Śrīvijaya (Kannada: ಶ್ರೀವಿಜಯ) was a prominent 9th-century Kannada poet and minister in the court of the Rashtrakuta emperor Amoghavarsha I (r. c. 814–878 CE). He is widely believed by scholars to be the co-author or literary advisor behind Kavirajamarga (c. 850 CE), the earliest known Kannada literary treatise.