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Puräna and Sripadstti; and Bandhuvarma author of Harivamśäbhy. udaya and Jivasambodhane; the poetess Kanti.
Pp. 431-32. Writers of the 13th century : A group of excellent Jaina poets,
patronised by the Hoysa la kings : Jaina author of Yasodhara-Charite (1209) and Anantanātha-Purāna (1230), who received the title Kavichakravarti from Ballala II, was the son of Sumanobāna, the poet-laureate of Narasimha l; his sister's husband Mallikārjuna wrote the anothelogy Sukti-Sudhārınava for the recreation of king Someśvara; and his son Kesirāja was the auther of the standard Kannada grammar Sabdamani-Darpana. . Other Jaina poets of this period were Pärśva-pandita, author of Pārsvanātha-Purāņa; Gunavarma II, author of Pushpadanta-Purāna; Kamalabhava, author of Santīśvara-Purana ; Andayya, author of Kabbigara-Kavya; Mahabalakavi, author of Neminātha-Purāna (1254); Kumudendu, author of Kumudendu-Rāmāyaṇa; Hastimalla, author of Ādi-Purāņa; Rattakavi, author of Ratta-Matha, a work on meteorology and omens; and Sisu-Mayana, author of Tripuradahana Anjana-Charite.
P. 432.
Writers of the 14th century; Jain poets : Nāgarāja, author of Punyaścava (1331); Bahubali-pandita, author of Dharma-natha-Purana (1352); Mangarāja I, author of Khagendramanidarpana (toxicology); Madhura, author of Dharmanatha-Purāna Ayatavarama, author of Kannada Ratnakarandaka; and Chandrakirti, author of Parmāgamasāra.
P. 433.
Writers of the 15th century : Jaina poets : who are rarely met with from this century onwards. Bhāskara, author of Jivandharacharite (1424); Kalyanakirti, author of Jinachandrabhyudaya (1439); Vijayanna, author of Dvādaśānuprekshe (1448); Bommarasa of Terakanambi, author of Sanatkumāra Charite, and Sridharadeva, author of Vaidyāmrita (medical).
P. 434
Writers of the 16th century : Jainas : Mangarasa III, author of Jayanripa-Kavya and other works; Abhinava Vädividyananda, author of Kävyasära (anthology); Salva, author of Bharata, Rasarat nakara and other works; Doddaiya, author of Chandraprabha Charite; Ratnākara-varņi, author of Bharaleśvara-Charile; Trilokasalaka (1557) and other work; Bahubali, author of NāgakumāraKathe; Devottama, author of the lexicon Nanartha-Ratnakara; Santarasa, author of Yoga Ratnakara.
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