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I, the former-discourse-wise, learned Rao Bahadur Mr. R. Narasimhachar M.A. write that
He (Nimba Samanta) is praised as the crest jewel of Samantas in the Ekatvasaptati of Padmnandi a disciple of Subhachandra who died in 1123.
That is, in the Ekatvasaptati composed by Padmnandi, a disciple of Subhachandra who died in 1123 AD (Shaka Samvat 1045, Vikram Samvat 1180), Nimba Samanta is praised as the "crest jewel of Samantas".
From this, it appears that the Ekatvasaptati was composed around Vikram Samvat 1180. The mention of its verses also proves that this commentary was composed in the 13th century Vikram Samvat. No mention of this commentary is found in any text composed before the 13th century Vikram Samvat.
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From all these evidences, it becomes absolutely clear and there is no doubt that this commentary was not composed by Prabhachandra, the author of Pramey Kamal Martanda, etc., and cannot be. It certainly contains some statements on the subject of "Kavalahaar" of Kevali, taking some verses from Pramey Kamal Martanda and Nyaya Kumud Chandra, and this has inspired to look at those texts for specific statements. But the commentator's intention is not at all that those texts were composed by him.
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It is not composed by him and which is of the 13th
While this commentary is found to be of the 13th century Vikram Samvat - possibly of the middle period of this century - it can be easily said that this commentary was composed by those other Prabhachandra Acharyas whose mention has been made above from number 6 to 10, who are scholars of the period before the 13th century. Now it should be seen which Prabhachandra Acharya this commentary appears to be composed by among the remaining scholars from number 11 to 15. It does not appear to be composed by Raktambar Prabhachandra, who is number 14; because no special point is seen in it that supports the corruption of the Acharya. In the statement of the excellent Shravak, who is number 11, while explaining the word "Chelkhundadharah", it is not even written that the cloth should be "Rakta", and in the explanation of this word, only "Kopin Matravastra Khundadharah Aryalingadhari tyarthah" is written.