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'''Kavitrayam''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: కవిత్రయం) is a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] expression for trinity of poets. Kavitrayam popularly refers to the poets who translated the great epic [[Mahabharata]] into Telugu. The kavitrayam comprises [[Nannayya]], [[Tikkana]] and [[Yerrapragada]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t6QpAQAAIAAJ|title= Encyclopaedia of South Indian Literature|publisher= Anmol Publications|year=2009|language=English|last1=Sinhā |first1= Madhubālā}}</ref><br />
[[File:Nannaya Telugu Poet (Stamp of India - 2017 - Colnect 741696 - Adikavi Nannaya Telugu Poet (cropped).jpeg|thumb|ఆదికవి నన్నయ-AdiKavi Nannaya]]<br />
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[[File:Thikkana somayaji.jpg|thumb|తిక్కన సోమయాజి-Thikkana somayaji]]<br />
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[[File:Errapragada painting .jpg|thumb|ఎర్రన - Erranna]]<br />
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==Nannayya==<br />
{{Main|Nannayya}}<br />
Nannayya was popularly hailed as the ''Adi Kavi'' or the first poet, and he belonged to [[Rajamahendravaram]], an ancient city in [[East Godavari]] District of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He was said to have lived during the years 1000 - 1100. Nannayya initiated the gigantic task of translation of the great epic Mahabharata into the Telugu language. But before he could translate everything, he had to revise Telugu by building new grammar rules and increase its vocabulary. Nannayya used many of the [[Sanskrit]] words directly in Telugu too. Thus Nannayya made Telugu more Sanskrit related. Thus a lot of Nannayya's years were gone in the process of building a scaffold for the great task to translate the Mahabharata. However, he was still able to translate the first 2½ ''parva''s (chapters) into Telugu.<br />
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==Thikkana==<br />
{{Main|Tikkana}}<br />
Thikkana belonged to Paturu, or Kovur taluk of present day [[Nellore district]], a territory in 13th century's [[Kakatiya dynasty|Kakatiya]] kingdom. Thikkana took over the task from Nannayya. He translated from the 4th to 18th chapters of the Mahabharata, almost completing the last. He could start the task of translation right from day one, because Telugu was considerably an improved language by the time. However, he never attempted the 3rd chapter due to his life span, thus still leaving the task incomplete.<br />
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==Yerrapragada==<br />
{{Main|Yerrana}}<br />
Errana was a great Telugu poet in the court of Prolaya Vemareddy (1325–1353), the founder of Reddy dynasty (1325–1424) of Kondaveedu, who ruled Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, and Kurnool districts with capital of [[Addanki]]. Errana was also known as Yellapregada or Errapregada. He was honored with the title Prabandha Parameswara (the supreme lord of Prabandha) and Sambudasudu. One of his greatest accomplishments were that he complete the full translation of the third chapter ending the task of getting the Mahabharatam to Telugu.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Mahabharata]]<br />
* [[Pothana]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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