The Rashtrakutas and their Times c23.s2.9

c23.s2.9

The author of the Kadba plates of Govinda III (30) imitates in the prose portion of the record the style of Bāṇa. The general impression left on our mind after a perusal of the epigraphical poetry is that if it is not of the first order, the reason is rather the lack of Pratibhā or poetic genius than that of abhyāsa or practice according to approved model. It is further interesting to note that most of our epigraphical poetry is in the Vaidarbhī style, the Gauḍī hardly makes its appearance. The significant fact would show that the names like Vaidarbhī, Gauḍī and Pāñchālī, that were given to various poetic styles owed their origin to actual literary fashions of the provinces concerned.