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XLVi
The occurrence : III. 7; IV. 6; V.5; VI. 7 : XIII. 7. (viii) रासावलय
This metre is the same as the #397-beginning-piece ist under which it is treated in that section. The occurrence is : VIII. 4.; X. 3; XI. 10; XIV. 13. It is a metre of 21 moras.
(ix) 99947
There is a quai used as a variation metre.
The scheme : The scheme :
a b
c 8 + 8 + 6 def
10 + 8 + 6
a rhymes with b; d rhymes with e and c rhymes with f. The occurrence : III. 4.
VII
The Author, his works and the date of composition The author himself has given complete information as regards himself, his teachers, time, place and patronage. The author's name is spaceffar. There is a district called hetazq4- i.e. the district situated on the banks of the river Mahi in Gujarat (गुर्जरविषय). There is a town called गोदहय < सं. गोहदक, modern Godhra, the chief town of the district of the Panchamahāls in Gujarat. There ruled a king named of <# #60t, the son of king anda born of the clan of Cālukyās. There was a temple of a there. The great monk, that lived there. He composed many works. His disciple was fada. 3 ha, the head of Māthūra-Sangha was śāntisena's disciple. His pupil was stata who initiated Candrakīrti into monkhood. Śrīsena's other pupil was Amarakirti. Amarakīrti, in relation to Candrakirti styles himself as HETTE # #. HETAT: 14:. In may mean that they were the co-disciples of Srisena. It may mean that he was the brother of Candrakirti and became his disciple. Amarakirti composed many works. They were (1) af atuara; ( 2 ) heraftrafa; (3) tucana in afsu metre i.e. ap. language; (4) The Retour of våafta; (5) G cafale in Sanskrit verses; (6) 471927 ; (7) 77799 and (8) Hatta in Sanskrit. Thus, he mentions to have composed eight works. The fist three works appear to be Apabhramsa works; and he seems to have written a commentary called तत्त्वार्थ on his own composition महावीरचरित. After
