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Parikshamukham Sāyana-Madhava in his Sarva-darśana-samgraha while explaining Saptabhangi naya of Arhata Darśana has quoted Ananta-virya.*
Ananta-virya has mentioned Prabhāchandra in the beginning of his work: “When there is a moon like the work of Prabhāchandra, how can I resembling a fire-fly expect to be counted ?"1
It is mentioned in the beginning of Prameya-ratna-mālā that this commentary, 'Panchikä' on Parikṣāmukham was composed for study of Säntisena, at the request of Hirapa the favourite son of Vaijeya. At the colophon of this work it is mentioned that Vaijeya was born in the family of Vadaripāla. His wife was Nāņāmba who was also known as Revati, Prabhāvati and Prathitambika. Hirapa was their son. At his request, Anantavirya has cleared the meaning of the work of Manikya-nandi.
Prameyakamalamartanda being a voluminous work and full of discussions regarding views of logicians other than Jain logicians, could not easily be tackled by those who wanted to learn the subject-matter only of Pariksāmukham. Prameya-ratna-mālā satisfied their want, being a shorter and simpler work, though it briefly alluded to the views of other logicians wherever necessary. Many expositions of this commentary Prameyaratnamālā were written. Three of these are preserved in Jain Siddhānta Bhavan, Arrah.
The first is Arthaprakāśike. In the verses at the beginning it is mentioned that it is written by Panditāchārya (no specific name being given). Some attribute it (without however any definite proof) to Chärukirti. There were several Chărukirtis and nothing definite can be said as to who really was the author of this treatise. The Mangalā-charaṇa, the colophon and a
* तत्सर्वमनन्तवीर्यः प्रत्यपीपदत्-- तद्विधानविनक्षायां स्यादस्तीति गतिर्भवेत् । स्यानास्तीति प्रयोगः स्यात्तन्निषेधे विवक्षिते ।। क्रमेणोभयवाञ्छायां प्रयोगः समुदायभाक् । युगपत्तदविवक्षाया स्यादवाच्यमशक्तितः।। प्रादयावाच्यविवक्षायां पञ्चमो भंग इष्यते । अन्त्यावाच्यविवक्षायां षष्ठभंगसमुद्भवः ।। समुच्चयेन युक्तश्च सप्तमो भंग उच्यते ।। इति । प्रिभेन्दुवचनोदारचन्द्रिकाप्रसारेसति । मादृशाः क्व नु गण्यन्ते ज्योतिरिङ्गणसन्निभा ।। 'श्रीमान् बैजेयनामाभूदग्रणीर्गुणशालिनाम् । वदरीपालवंशालिव्योमद्यमणिरुजितः ।। तदीयपत्नी भुवि विश्रुनासीन्नाणाम्बनाम्ना गुणशीलसीमा । यां रेवतीति प्रथिताम्विकेति प्रभावतीति प्रवदन्ति सन्तः ।। तस्यामभूद्विश्वजनीनवृत्तिर्दानाम्बुवाहो भूवि हीरपारव्यः ।। स्वगोत्रविस्तारनभोंशुमाली सम्यक्त्वरत्नाभरणाच्चितांगः ।। तस्योपरोधवशतो विशदोरुकीर्तेर्माणिक्यनन्दिकृतशास्त्रमगाधबोधम् । स्पष्टीकृ तंकतिपयैर्द चनरुदारलिप्रवोधकरमेतदनन्तवीर्यः ।।
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