Dhoyin or Dhoyë was a 12th century Sanskrit-language poet who composed the Pavanadà «ta. He was a court poet of the Sena king Lakshmana Sena, who ruled Gauda in what is now Bengal.
Dhoyi was born in a Tantuvaya (weaver) caste family from Nabadwip, according to Niharranjan Ray; Whereas according to PN Chopra he was a Baidya. He is sometimes referred as Dhoyi Kaviraj. He was one of the five gems of Sanskrit scholars, which was mentioned at the court of Lakshmana Sena.
The theme of all messenger poems is viraha, separation in love, and allusions to romance are never far away. Despite sharing KÃÂlidÃÂsa's use of conventional romantic motif, DhoyinâÂÂs messenger poem was much more than a mere pastiche of the Meghadà «ta. Dhoyin devoted nearly half of his work (48 out of 104 stanzas) to describing the windâÂÂs journey from Sandal mountain in the south to King LakshmanaâÂÂs palace at Vijayapura in Bengal. He spends a long time on the message (38 stanzas) in which the lovelorn condition of Kuvalayavatë and the wonderful qualities of the king are described in detail.
Dhoyin had aims beyond the expression of rasa, aesthetic sentiment, which is traditionally the sole purpose of Sanskrit poetry. He devoted a greater proportion of his poem to the message because so he could pursue his aims more effectively. The Pavanadà «ta is similar in style to KÃÂlidÃÂsa's Meghadà «ta.
Dhoyin's Pavanadà «ta or Wind Messenger is probably one of the earliest surviving examples of the many messenger poems which were written in imitation of KÃÂlidÃÂsa's Meghadà «ta or Cloud Messenger.
The Clay Sanskrit Library has published a translation of Pavanadà «ta by Sir James Mallinson as a part of the volume Messenger Poems.