Janamanchi Seshadri Sarma (Telugu

Telugu language

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: ) (1882–1950) was a Telugu poet from Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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Life

Janamanchi Seshadri Sarma was born in 1882 at Kaluvai in Nellore

Nellore

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 district. He took up a job in Cuddapah, but later moved to different places like Kashi, Vijayanagaram and Kasimkota near Anakapalli. He was learned in many shastras. He worked as Telugu pandit at many high schools, retiring finally from Municipal High School, Cuddapah.

Honours

• He earned several titles like 'Balasaraswathi', 'Abhinava Nannaparya', 'Abhinava Andhra Valmiki', 'Andhra Vyasa', Kalaprapoorna, 'Kavyathirtha', etc. and was a recipient of several honours.
• He was honoured with Kalaprapoorna from Andhra University
  Andhra University
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   in 1937.

Translations

Seshadri Sarma translated the following works from Sanskrit

Sanskrit

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 in to Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

. In his translations he took care that the original idea was faithfully reproduced in Telugu. His style was simple and straight and he avoided lengthy phrases and long-winding sentences.

• Halasya mahatmyam
• Brahmanda Purana
  Brahmanda Purana
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• Brahma Purana
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• Valmiki Ramayanam (Translated as Andhra Srimadramayanam)
• The tenth canto of Bhagavata Purana
  Bhagavata purana
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  (Translated as Tandavakrishna Bhagavatam)
• Kaumarika khandam and Arunachala khandam from Skandapuranam

Original Works

• Srimadandhra Lalithopakhyanam
• Hanumadvijaya
• Sarvamangala Parinayam
• Dharmasara Ramayanam
• Kalivilasam
• Satpravartnamu
• Sri Ramavatara Tatvamu
• Sri Krishnavatara Tatvamu
• Thandlata
• Vanajakshi

There are also a number of unpublished works to his credit like Pandavajnatam, Vichitra paduka pattabhishekam, Srirama vanavasam.