literature odia language literary history started charyapadas written th century ad odia rich literary heritage medieval period dating back th century sarala das lived th century known vyasa odisha translated mahabharata odia fact language initially standardised process translation classical sanskrit texts like mahabharata ramayana srimad bhagavatam jagannatha das translated srimad bhagavatam odia translation standardised written form language odia strong tradition
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