19 Facts About Kaviraja Muraridan

Mahamahopadhyaya Kaviraja Muraridan Ashiya served as the Dewan of Marwar during the reign of Jaswant Singh II.

Kaviraja Muraridan was a Tazimi sardar and a renowned scholar, known for his prominent works including Yasavamta-Yaso-Bhusana and Tawarikh Marwar.

Kaviraja Muraridan was born in 1830 into the prominent family of Bhandiyawas.

At the age of sixteen, Kaviraja Muraridan joined the court of Maharaja Takhat Singh and held various administrative positions under him and later rulers, including Jaswant Singh II and Sardar Singh.

Kaviraja Muraridan served as the musahib and hakim of Pachpadra pargana.

Kaviraja Muraridan was well known for his role in the administration of Marwar.

Kaviraja Muraridan served as a member of the Executive Council and was Head of the Diwani and the Faujdari Court.

Kaviraja Muraridan played a leading part in passing a set of laws Morishala, a type of the doctrine of lapse.

Kaviraja Muraridan was one of the pioneers of the first school at Jodhpur, Gyananandi Pathshah, which was opened on 1 April 1897, with fifteen pupils.

Kaviraja Muraridan was one of the founding members of Rajputra Hitkarini Sabha and signatory of the meeting held in Ajmer on 10 March 1888, as representative of the Charanas of the Jodhpur State.

Kaviraja Muraridan acted as the caste-head for the Charanas of Jodhpur.

In 1894, Kaviraj Kaviraja Muraridan built an exquisite fortified haveli which is famously known as Fort Chanwa.

Kaviraja Muraridan continued in service even after the accession of Sardar Singh and was paid a yearly salary of Rs.

Kaviraja Muraridan was presented with lakh-pasava by Maharaja Jaswant Singh II upon his accession to the throne.

Kaviraja Muraridan was renowned throughout Rajputana for his erudition, benevolence, and farsightedness.

Kaviraja Muraridan was not only a skilled administrator but a prolific writer and a renowned scholar of multiple languages, including Dingal, Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Braj.

Kaviraja Muraridan has considered the names of the alankaras as their characteristics.

Just as in the Chitramimamsa, where Appayya Dikshita has established all the alankaras as types of similes, similarly Kaviraja Muraridan has defined the alankaras based on the meaning of their names without creating separate characteristics for them.

Kaviraja Muraridan recognized its importance and had it copied out in bahis and stored in his collection.