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vaýarņi (c.1319) as 'Saratrayavedi'.12
A peculiar phase of influence of Prakrit literature on Kannada literature can be seen in the production of several Kannada Commentaries on Prak. rit (Jaina) works. Unfortunately almost all such Commentaries, except a few are still in manuscript from. The following Kannada Commentaries on the respective Prakrit works would give us an idea of the extent of interest of Kannada scholars in Prakrit literature:23
Prakrit Work
Samayasāra
Author Kannada Commentary Author & date Kundakunda Ācārya Tikā
Balacandra (c. 1170 A.D.)
Pancastikaya Pravacanasara Pancastikaya
Mokkhapahuda
Padmaprabba (c. 1300) Balacandra Padmaprabha Kanakacandra (c. 1300) Bahubali
Vrtti
Baraba Aņupeba
Tıka
Malacara
»
»
Tīkā
Tika
Meghacandra
Kesavavarni
(1359)
Rayanasara Gommatasara
Nemicandra Ācārya Vrtti
Dravyasangraha
Vštti & Tīkā... Vrtti Tikā
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Cavundaraya
(978) Keśavayarņi Balacandra Keśavavarni Prabhācandra
(c. 1300) Padmaprabba Balacandra
Kammapaya di
Visa parūvaņa Tibbangi
Vrtti
22 Op. cit., p. 469 23 The data collected in the following table is based on (i) Kavicarite I & II. (ii)
Kannada Präntlya Tidapatriya Grantha Suci, by K. Bhujabali Shastri, Varanasi, 1948 and (iii) Karnataka Kavicariteya Anukta Křtisuci, by S. Shivanna, Mysore University, 1967. In the following table commentator's name and date are given. If he is repeated his date is not given under his name. Want of information is suggested by a long dash.
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