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Kavijanasrayam, also referred to as KavijanaaSrayam [1] Kavijanaasrayamu [2] [3] [4] and Kavijanaashrayam, [5] a Jain Literature, [5] [6] is considered by scholars to be the earliest work detailing Telugu prosody, [7] [1] [8] that is, how the basic rhythm of verses in Telugu poetry is structured. [9] [5] The work was authored by Malliya Rechana, [10] [11] [12] a Telugu language poet and writer, who lived in the 11t century in the present-day Vemulawada, Telangana region of India. [13] [14] [6]

While there are differing opinions on the exact year when the book was written, [1] Kavijanasrayam is estimated to have been written in the 11th century or between 900-950 CE. [1] [10] This is the oldest surviving piece of Telugu literature [10] [6] [ verification needed ]and was the reference for many next generation poets. [6] It is divided into five chapters. [15] British scholar Charles Philip Brown wrote an English book on Telugu prosodic techniques based on Kavijanasrayam. [16]

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