[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Malayalam and Maṇipravāḷam literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam) › [Pāṭṭu and devotional poetry](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.pattu) › Bharatamala # Bharatamala (Bhāratamāla) A condensed, highly imaginative version in Malayalam of the Mahābhārata; first major Malayalam work on it. - **Language:** Malayalam - **Date:** 1200–1600 CE - **Author:** [Śaṅkarapaṇikkar](https://indike.org/pramana/person/sankarapanikkar) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.pattu.bharatamala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.pattu.bharatamala) · Pramāṇa