History As Reflected In The Prithviraj Raso

Abstract

Chand Bardai ( September 30, 1149 --- ca. 1200) was the court poet of the Indian king Prithviraj III
Chauhan , who ruled Ajmer and Delhi from 1165 to 1192. A native of Lahore , Chand Bardai composed
the “Prithviraj Raso”, one of the most famous works which is an epic poem in Hindi about the life of
Prithviraj. A Bhatt Brahman of Jagati gotra , he was a worshipper of the goddess Saraswati , who gifted
him with the boon of ‘Bardai'. Chand Bardai belonged to the community of Charan who accompanied
Rajputs in war and peace. The royal poet had mastery of grammar, literature, astrology, prosody and the
Puranas. He was conversant with the Abhiri, Autkali, Chandali, Dravirshini, Shkari, Swali and Vijaitia
dialects.
Keywords- History As Reflected, The Prithviraj Raso, Chand Bardai and Rajputs.