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'''''Krishnagatha''''' (Malayalam: കൃഷ്ണഗാഥ) is a 15th-century poem written in [[Malayalam]] language; It is also known as Krishnapattu.<ref> ="WakabayashiKothari2009">{{cite book|author1=Judy Wakabayashi|author2=Rita Kothari|title=Decentering Translation Studies: India and Beyond|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=viRCNDBYd4kC&pg=PT43|year=2009|publisher=John Benjamins Publishing|isbn=978-90-272-2430-9|pages=43–}}</ref> it belongs to the poetic form ''[[Gatha (India)|Gatha]]''. The author of the poem is believed to be [[Cherusseri Namboothiri]], who lived in Cherusseri near [[Vatakara]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It deals with the story of [[Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://keralastudycentre.blogspot.com/2010/11/story-behind-krishnagatha.html|title=Krishnagatha|website=Kerala study centre|date=7 November 2010}}</ref>{{rs|date=May 2020}}<br />
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== Topic ==<br />
The poem depicts the stories of [[Krishna]] from his birth to ascension. It describes the story as in [[Bhagavata]]. It consists of forty-seven stories.<br />
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== Features ==<br />
It was written in [[Malayalam]] language, at a time when literary works were usually written in [[Sanskrit]] or [[Tamil language|Tamil]].<br />
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The poem gives importance to [[rhyme]] in second letters and third letters. It has some words and phrases which are no longer used in the Malayalam language. It also contains ancient forms of some [[proverb]]s.<br />
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It uses most of the [[figure of speech]]es in Sanskrit language, like ''Upama, Ulpreksha and Rupakam''. The poem is written in the [[Metre (poetry)|metre]] ''Manjari''.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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