Madhuravijayam, or Virakamparacarita of Gangadevi

The Madhuravijayam “The Victory of Madurai”, is a fourteenth-century CE Sanskrit poem written by the poet Ga?gadevi. It is also named the Vira Kamparaya Caritam by the poet. Ga?gadevi, also known as Ga?gambika, was a poetess in the Vijayanagara Empire during the fourteenth century and chronicled the story of the victory of her husband, Kumara Kampana, son of Bukka Raya I, over the Muslims in Madurai, in the form of a poem. The poem celebrates the victory of the Vijayanagara Empire''s crown prince, Kamparaya, over Madurai. In addition to battle scenes a wash with blood, gore and plenty of poetic fantasy, the poetess describes how her husband Kampa passes the time between wars with his multitude of beautiful wives.