Trivikrama-bhaṭṭa, Somadevasūri
Trivikrama-bhaṭṭa
Among the ornate campū compositions available in Sanskrit, Nala-campū authored by Trivikrama-bhaṭṭa is the oldest. The author had a penchant for puns, which he justifies in this manner:
वाचः काठिन्यमायान्ति भङ्गश्लेषविशेषतः।
नोद्वेगस्तत्र कर्तव्यो यस्मान्नैको रसः कविः॥ (1.16)