This was also the age when Poetry was characterised under the various Rasas. These included Verse Patterns like Doha (two-liners), Sortha, Chaupaya (four-liners) etc. The Bhakti period also marked great theoretical development in poetry forms chiefly from a mixture of older forms of poetry. Sadhukaddi was also a language commonly used, especially by Kabir in his poetry and dohas. The major works in Braj dialect are Tulsidas's Vinaya Patrika and Surdas's Sur Sagar. The main works in Avadhi are Malik Muhammad Jayasi's Padmavat and Tulsidas's Ramacharitamanas.

The medieval Hindi literature is marked by the influence of Bhakti movement and composition of long, epic poems.Р”Р„wadhi and Braj Bhasha were the dialects in which literature was developed. The earliest form of Hindi can also be seen in some of Vidyapati's Maithili works. The first Deccani poet was Nizami.Р”Вuring the later part of this period and early Bhakti Kala, many saint-poets like Ramanand and Gorakhnath became famous. His grandson Abdulla Hussaini wrote Nishatul Ishq. He wrote three prose works РІР‚вЂњ Mirazul Aashkini, Hidayatnama and Risala Sehwara. The first Deccani author was Khwaja Bandanawaz Gesudaraz Muhammad Hasan. Shah Buharnuddin Janam Bijapuri used to call it Hindi. Many Deccani experts like Sheikh Ashraf or Mulla Vajahi used the word Hindavi to describe this dialect. Nevertheless, the Hindavi literature can be considered proto-Hindi literature. It flourished under the Delhi Sultanate and later under the Nizams of Hyderabad. In the Deccan region in South India, Dakkhini or Hindavi was used. Some Jain and Rasau (heroic poets) poetry works are also available from this period. Nathpanthis were yogis who practised the Hatha yoga. Some scholars argue that the language of Siddha poetry is not an earlier form of Hindi, but Magadhi Prakrit. The Siddhas belonged to the Vajrayana, a later Buddhist sect. Some Siddha and Nathpanthi poetical works belonging to this period are also found, but their genuineness is again, doubted. Very few scriptures and manuscripts from this period are available and their genuineness is also doubted. However, after Prithviraj Chauhan's defeat in the Second Battle of Tarain, most literary works belonging to this period were destroyed by the army of Muhammad of Ghor. Jagnayak (sometimes Jagnik), the royal poet in Mahoba, and Nalha, the royal poet in Ajmer, were the other prominent literary figures in this period. Harsha, the author of Naishdhiya Charitra, was his court poet. Jayachandra, the last ruler of Kannauj gave more patronage to Sanskrit rather than local dialects. Chand Bardai was a court poet of Prithviraj Chauhan, the famous ruler of Delhi and Ajmer during the invasion of Muhammad of Ghor. 1200), is considered one of the first works in the history of Hindi literature.

Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem written by Chand Bardai (1149 РІР‚вЂњ c. before the 15th century CE) was developed in the regions of Kannauj, Delhi, Ajmer stretching up to central India. 1050 to 1375)Р”Р„di Kal or Vir-Gatha kal (c.

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