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whom he considered he obtained the summum bonum. His poems exhibit deep love in which he was immersed over head and ears. His Iskanāmā found in an incomplete state declares in the beginning that it was composed at the command of Rājā Khotasimha, apparently a scion of the Pannā family at whose capital Bodhā mostly resided, though he belonged to Firozābād in the United Provinces. . He is believed to have flourished in the 18th century, having been born in the middle of it.
No. 31. BRAHMA appears to be the same as Brahma Jñanendra no. 1607 of Misra Bandhụ Vinoda. He is shown to have written Brahma-vilāsa, which has been wrongly read as Brahma-vilāla in the present search. His Kavittas are replete with moral instructions, which justify what appears to be his title Jñānendra. His stylo appears to be Bundelkhandi. His time is unknown.
No. 32. BRAJA-BHŪRA DĪKSHITA, is a newly discovered author. His name is somewhat curious. He wrote a book named Ballabhākhyāna ki Țīkā in prose of the Braja dialoct. His time is unknown.
No. 33. BRINDĀBANA is another newly discovered poet. He wrote Sāmudrika, a work on palmistry and physiognomy. The manuscript noticed was prepared in 1859 A. D. The writer must therefore have flourished before that time.
No. 34. BRĪNDĀBANADĀSA also known as Svāmī Śrīhita Bțindābanadāsa Chāchā, the prefix being his Gurū’s name and the suffix, his honorific name, owing to his being an uncle of the then occupant of his Gurū's scat, is a prolific writer of the 18th century and is credited with having composed a hundred thousand verses. In the collection of the Chhatarpur State library a little over 18 thousand verses have been counted. This is the first time that the search has brought forth some of his works to light, the first of which is
