[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Kannada literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kannada) › [Non-Jaina courtly poetry](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kannada.kavya) › Bharata (Lakshmakavi) # Bharata (Lakshmakavi) (Bhārata (Lakṣmakavi)) author was a Śrīvaiṣṇava disciple of Embār's descendant and praises Śiva and Gaṇapati - **Language:** Kannada - **Date:** 850–1600 CE - **Author:** [Lakṣmakavi](https://indike.org/pramana/person/laksmakavi) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kannada.kavya.bharata-laksmakavi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kannada.kavya.bharata-laksmakavi) · Pramāṇa