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Krishnarshi gatchba, composed the Hammiramahākāvya and the Rambhāmanjarinātikā. These are some of a few historioal works in Sanskrit. In the Hammiramahākāvya the hero is Hammira, but it contains many references to Prithviraja Chobana. In the Rambhāmanjari, the hero is Jayachandra of Kanoja, but there is not the slightest reference to his Rājasuyayagna, Sanyukta's 'Swayamvara' or his enmity with Prithvirāja. From this, Mr. G. H. Ojha concludes that these stories of the Prithvirājarāso were not known upto V. S. 1440 ( A. D. 1383 ) ( about which date the works were composed ), but were later interpolations.67
We shall now consider what contribution the Jains made to old Gujarati literature, prose and poetry, in the second half of the 14th century.
Name(s) of the Title of Date author or
the work and or authors
Place. (1) Rajasekhara The Neminātha A.D. 1349
Fāga (2) Vijayabhadra, (i) The Kamalāvati ... About pupil of
Rūsa
A.D. Lavanyaratna (ii) The Kalavati 1350 of Āgamagatchba Sati Rāsa...
(67) "Nagri Prachárini Patrika ", I, p. 414, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
