Mahiṣamaṅgalam Nārāyaṇa, 1525-1595

The author was born into a Brahmin family, whose members were renowned scholars producing texts in various fields, such as mathematics, astronomy, astrology, grammar, ritual, poetry, and drama, in Sanskrit and Maṇipravāḷam.

HMML ID
532188307565
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/532188307565
LC name
Mal̲amaṅgalaṃ, 1525-1595
HMML name
Mahiṣamaṅgalam Nārāyaṇa, 1525-1595
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99004184
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/34085129

Variants

  • Mahiṣamaṅgalam
  • Mahiṣamaṅgalam Nārāyaṇa
  • Mazhamangalam
  • Mazhamangalam Narayanan Namboodiri
  • Maḻamaṅgalam Nārāyaṇa
  • Namboodiri, Mazhamangalam Narayanan
  • Narayanan Namboodiri, Mazhamangalam
  • Nārāyaṇa (Son of Śaṅkara)
  • മഴമംഗലം നാരായണ
  • മഹിഷമംഗലം നാരായണ

Personal information

Centuries
16th century CE
Gender
Males
Place residence
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General notes

Citations
S. Goren-Arzony, "On Brewing Love Potions and Crafting Answers: Two Literary Techniques in an Early Modern Maṇipravāḷam Poem," Cracow Indological Studies 24, no. 1 (2022): 85-109.
Citations
DKA 003 00021, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.

Preferred citation

"Mahiṣamaṅgalam Nārāyaṇa, 1525-1595." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 13, 2025. https://w3id.org/haf/person/532188307565

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Date added
2025-02-13
Last edited
2025-02-13

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