Kanha poet

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Kanha Pa

Kanha or Kanhapad or Kanhupa was one of the poets of Charjapad, the earliest known example of Assamese, Odia and Bengali literature. He was a tantric Buddhist and his poems in Charjyapad are written in a code, whereby every poem has a descriptive or narrative surface meaning but also encodes tantric Buddhist teachings. Some experts believe this was to conceal sacred knowledge from the uninitiated, while others hold that it was to avoid religious persecution.

In one of his poems, Kanhupa wrote:

The language of Kanhupa's poetry bears a very strong resemblance to modern Odia. For example,

Padumo (Padma:Lotus), Chaushathi (64), Pakhudi (petals) Tahin (there), Chadhi (climb/rise), nachao (to dance), Dombi (an Odia woman belonging to scheduled caste), Bapudi (a very colloquial Odia language to apply as 'poor fellow' )

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These passages do not require any translation into modern Odia language.

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