Tenth Report on Search of Hindi Manuscripts for Years 1917 to 1919

SR No.: 010837
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Rai Bahaddur Hiralal
Publisher: Allahabad Government Press
Publication Year: 1929
Total Pages: 532
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 38 MB

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NOTES ON AUTHORS.
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No. 8. ĀNANDA GHANA, a well-known Kāyastha poet displaying a deep pathos in his writings. He is known by his Kavittas, but two books named Priti-pāvasa and Viyoga-veli have been found during the recent search. The latter has been published under tho name of Virahalīlā in the Nāgari Prachāriņi Grantha-mālā Series as book no. 15 by Mr. K. P. Jāyaswal from a copy kept in the British museum, London. A big collection of his poems is kept in the Chhatarpur Rājā's library. Many pieces of his works have been noticed in previous search reports, e.g., no. 79 of 8. R. 1900, no 66 of 1903 and no. 125 of 1906-08. Dr. Grierson has also recorded a few facts of his life, which have been reproduced in the previous search reports and Mr. Jāyaswāl has given a résumé of the information available in his preface to Virahalilā.
No.9. ĀNANDARĀMA flourished in 1670 A. 1). He wrote in 1704 A. D. a metrical translation of Bhagavat Gitā mixed with prose, which precedes the Hindi verses by way of introduction. The translation is named after the original a: Paramānanda-prabodha. There is one thing to be noticed in particular, in connexion with this work, namely, the fact that the metrical portion of this book is almost identical with that done by Harivallabha. The question has been discussed in the body of the report (sce para. 11 above.)
No. 10. AVADHŪ seems to be a newly discovered Jain poet. He wrote his Bārah-anuprekshā before 1768 A. D., the date on which it was oopied in the Pārsvanātha temple at Tilokapur in the Kõsala country.
No. 11. AVADHŪTA SIMHA-A newly discovered poet. Four of his works have been noticed and were written by himself in the month of Mārgaśīrsha, two of them being finished on the 11th Sudi and one on the Pūrņņimā of that month, while the fourth was completed the next day, viz., Pausha Vadi one of the Samvat year 1844=1787 A. D. All the four together occupy only 11 leaves. Avadhātasimha was