Jayadeva

Jayadeva, the nom de plume, meaning 'god of victory,' of a Hindu poet, who was born at Kenduli, in Birbhum district, Bengal, in the 12th century. His great work is the Gita Govinda, a Sanskrit lyric drama, in which is celebrated the love of Krishna and his wife Radha. The Hindu commentators give the poem a mystical interpretation. As the 'Indian Song of Songs' it was translated in 1875 into English by Sir Edwin Arnold.