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DIGAJBARA
S. Sricandra, in lis Kathakosha written in Apabhrain a. has included the story of Karakanda. He wrote about the time of Mülarāja of Inhilaval of either the 10th or the 12th century. The story is in substantial agreement with our version.
!!. Subhacanilra, helped by Sakalabhashana, wrote Karakanlucaritra in Sanskrit verse in Samvat 1611 =15.55 4. 1). This work is a translation of Kanakimara's work which it follows quite closely not omittin, even the intervening stories. The author has, however, no wbere recognized the lebt. I have used a manuscript of this work in writing the notes 2
10. Raidhu is said to have written Karakanducarita in Prakrit.3 Probably this work was also written in Apalhransa as most of the known works of Raidhu are in Apabhramia. He tourished in the 15th century.
11. Jineudrabhushana Bhattāraka is said to have written karakanducarita in Prakrit about 1676 A. 1.3
12. Sridatta Pandit is attributed with the authorship of a Karakanducarita. 3
]:). Rāinacandrit Mumukshu wrote a collection of stories in Sanskrit called Punyášrava-katha-kosha in which he has included the story of Karakandu. One of the Vss. of this work is datei in Samrat 1555 = 1501 A. D.5
11. Vemidatta wrote Arādhana-kathă-kosha in Sanskrit velse in which he has included the Karakanda story.6
15. Karakandu-srāmi-ki-kathả in Hindi verse bied on the Ārādhan, kathi-kosha of Nemidatta.7
16. The present work of Kanakāmara.
1. Allahabad Cniversity Journal Vol. I p. 170. .. The MS. belongs to the Balatkara gana Bhandar, Karanja. 3. aurat ma iubi ait 37 Dy loy Wathuran Premi. 4. 777HITE FOAR, Intr., Bombay 1923. 5. Hindi translation by Nathurain Premi. Bombay 1907. 6. Text and Hindi translation. Bombay 1915. 7. Deraband 1910.
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