Saturday, June 7, 2025

Hammira Mahakavya by Nayachandra Suri

One of the latest famous important works of Sanskrit literature, Hammira Mahakavya is an epic poem written in 15th-century by a Jain monk Nayachandra Suri. The poem deals with the life of Hammira, the last and most famous of the Chauhans of Ranthambhor, who was defeated and killed in 1301 in a siege of his capital Ranthambhor by Khilji Sultan Alauddin Khilji (reigned 1296 – 1316).

Nayachandra extols Hammira for his generosity to Brahmanas and respect for all schools of Indian philosophy including Jainism. According to the text, he was a patron of the poet Bijaditya.

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