Bhojpuri literature

The first modern book published in Bhojpuri was Baarah Maasi in 1728 CE, written by Lakhan Sen using Kaithi script.

[6][7] 𑂣𑂰𑂅𑂪𑂰 𑂃𑂧𑂹𑂯𑂵 𑂧𑂢𑂵 𑂦𑂅𑂪𑂰 𑂯𑂩𑂭𑂱𑂞 𑂯𑂷𑂘 𑂍𑂝𑂹𑂘 𑂞𑂰𑂪𑂳𑂍𑂰 𑂩𑂵 𑂮𑂳𑂍𑂰𑂆𑂪𑂰 𑂡𑂩𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂰 𑂩𑂴𑂣 𑂧𑂓𑂯𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂢𑂰𑂟 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂧𑂲 𑃁सत्य वदंत चौरनगीनाथ आदि अन्तर सुनौ ब्रितांत सालवाहन घरे हमरा जनम उत्पति सतिमा झूठ बोलीला ॥ आसिरबाद पाइला अम्हे मने भइला हरषित होठ कंठ तालुका रे सुकाईला धर्मना रूप मछंहद्रनाथ स्वामी ॥satya vadaṃta cauranagīnātha ādi antara sunau britāṃta sālavāhana ghare hamarā janama utpati satimā jhūṭha bolīlā āsirabāda pāilā amhe mane bhaïlā haraṣita hoṭha kaṃṭha tālukā re sukāīlā dharmanā rūpa machaṃhadranātha svāmī

[9][10] Oldest form of Bhojpuri poetry can be seen in the Pran Sankali of Nath Saint Chauranginath and in the poems of Charyapada.

𑂠𑂱𑂫𑂮𑂆 𑂥𑂯𑂳𑂙𑂲 𑂍𑂇𑂆 𑂙𑂩𑂵 𑂦𑂰𑂃, 𑂩𑂰𑂞𑂱 𑂦𑂅𑂪𑂵 𑂍𑂰𑂧𑂩𑂴 𑂔𑂰𑂃 𑂃𑂅𑂮𑂢 𑂒𑂩𑂹𑂨𑂰 𑂍𑂳𑂍𑂹𑂍𑂳𑂩𑂲 𑂣𑂰𑂉𑂁 𑂏𑂰𑂅𑂙, 𑂍𑂷𑂚𑂲 𑂧𑂰𑂕𑂵 𑂉𑂍𑂳 𑂯𑂱𑂃𑂯𑂲 𑂮𑂧𑂰𑂅𑂙 divasaī bahuḍī kaüī ḍare bhāa, rāti bhaïle kāmarū jāa aïsana caryā kukkurī pāeṃ gāiḍa, kor̤ī mājhe eku hiahī samāiḍaSome scholars, trace the literary history of Bhojpuri from Siddha Literature.

𑂍𑂸𑂢 𑂘𑂏𑂫𑂰 𑂢𑂏𑂩𑂱𑂨𑂰 𑂪𑂴𑂗𑂪 𑂯𑂷𑂒𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂢 𑂍𑂰𑂘 𑂍𑂵 𑂥𑂢𑂪 𑂎𑂗𑂷𑂪𑂢𑂰,𑂞𑂰 𑂣𑂩 𑂠𑂳𑂪𑂹𑂯𑂱𑂢 𑂮𑂳𑂞𑂪 𑂯𑂷 kauna ṭhagavā nagariyā lūṭala ho candana kāṭha ke banala khaṭolanā, tā para dulhina sutala hoThis movement was started by Kabir, his primary language was Bhojpuri and he composed poem in this language.

[14] Apart from him, the other contributors to Bhojpuri literature in this period were Dharamdas, Dharni Das, Dariya Saheb, Lachhimi Sakhi etc.

Sudhabund (1884), Badmash Darpan (1885), Virha Naika Bhed (1900) were some of the earliest books published in Bhojpuri.

Batohiya, by Raghuveer Narayan and Firangiya by Manoranjan Prasad Sinha are one of the most noble patriotic works of this period.

Rahul Sankrityayan wrote eight Bhojpuri plays in this period including Mehrarun ke Durdasa and Naiki Duniya.

Purvi Ke Dhah, written by Jauhar Safiavadi, is the first Bhojpuri novel to be published by National Book Trust.

[20] After Jehal ke Sanadi, Vindhyachal Prasad Gupt wrote Kehu Se Kahab Mat (Transl.