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Grantha Bhandars of Bikaner Division
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in Samvai 1471 (1414 A.D.) is dated 1453 A.D. The manuscript of NAV VILAS NATAK was written by Ramacadra in Samskrit. The manuscript of this NATAK is of the year 1516 A D. SANDEH DOHAVALI composed by Jinadatta in Hindi bears the Samvat 1495 (1438 A.D). The author was the disciple of Jayasagar Upadhyaya.
(3) VARDHAMAN BHANDAR
The collection of the Vardhaman Bhandar is valuable from the point of view of Hindi and Samskrit manuscripts, All the manuscripts are on paper. The following are the important manuscripts
1. Nāma Mālā of Kavi Banarsidasa of 17th century. This is a book on Lexicography in Hindi
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Sangrahni Ṭabba Tika -The commentary called Tabba was made by Śri Candra Sūri This is an illustrated manuscript written in Präkrit
Sripala Caritra --composed by Ratna Sekhar in Simvat 1428 (1371 AD) in Prakrit language
Vikrama Sena Caupai :-This is a work of Manāsagar Kavi who composed it in Samvat 1724 (1667 A.D). The manuscript was copied in the year 1795 A.D
Suva Bahaṭtari:-By Devadatta Bhatta
small stories in Hindi told by a parrot
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Gora Badal Caupai -written in Hindi by Hema Ratana. It describes the famous battle which was fought between Allauddin and Ratnasena king of Chittor
(d) ABHAYA SINGH BHANDAR
The whole collection was presented by Si Abhaya Singh who was a Jaina Sravaka of Bikaner. There are 23 bundles which contain 427 manuscripts. All the manuscripts are on paper. Some of the important manuscripts are as follows
1. Viveka Vilasa :-by Jinadattā Sūrī The manuscript was copied in Samvat 1460 1.e, 1403 A. D. It is in Samskrit.
