History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c11.s1.6

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Among Tamil works of the later Pallava period we may mention Perundēvanār's *Bhārataveṇbā* believed to be composed in the ninth century. It is believed originally to have consisted of 12,000 stanzas though only about 800 so far have come down to us. The author of this work is supposed to have lived during the reign of Nandivarman III, the victor in the battle at Teḷḷāru and is also taken to be the one who edited the classical anthologies. In the invocatory verses prefixed to the *Udyōga-Parva* of the *Bhārataveṇbā* the author mentions the victory of this king at Teḷḷāru, and we may therefore infer that he was a contemporary of this king and composed his *Bhārataveṇbā* in the reign of Nandivarman III. As to his having edited the classical anthologies the identification presents great difficulties.