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He was a scholar of 16th century and wrote Lāti Samhita 2 ( 1584 A. D.), Pancadhyayi, Jambu Swami Carita in Samskrit. Läti Samhita2 was composed for Sahu Phaman at Bairath, in the year 1584 A.D. He also translated into Hindi prose Samayasar a famous work of Prakrit language written by Acarya Kunda Kunda. This work is an important one from linguistic point of view and is regarded as the first big work in Hindi literature. For some time he lived in Agra and had an occasion to see Emperor Akbar and was very much influenced by his liberal views on religion. He has praised Akbar's reign in Jambuswami Carita.
GYANA KIRTI
He was the pupil of Vad:bhusana He wrote Yasodhar Carita3 on the request of Nănů Godha who was the Prime Minister of Mahār. ja Mansingh of Amer. He was a scholar of 16th century and completed his work in the year 1602 A.D. One manuscript of the work exists in Amer Sastra Bhandar, Jaipur. The work is still unpublished.
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Jaina Granths Bhandars in Rajasthan.
9. BHATTĀRAKA KUBHA CANDRA :
Bhattaraka Subha Candra was in the line of Bhaṭṭāraka Sakal Kirti. He was the pupil of Bhattaraka Vijay Kirti and was a great Samskrit scholar of the 16th century. He held the titles of " Trividha Vidyadhar" and "Sat bhāsā kavicakravarti”. He studied Philosophy, Grammar, Lexicography and Alankirs and travelled in various parts of India such as Karni tak, Gujrāt, Malwa, and Rajasthan. He wrote more than 30 works in samskrit and Hindi. out of which Candraprabhā Carita,
| तन्मूनुं श्रियमुद्वहत् भुजबलादेकातपत्रो भुवि, श्रीमत्साहिकग्वशे वरमति साम्राज्यराजद्वषु । तेज पुजमयो ज्वलज्ज्वलनज ज्वाला करालनल । सर्वादीन् दहतिम्म निर्देपमना, उन्मूल्यमूलादवि ।।११।। 2 तत्राद्यम्य वरो मुतो वरगुणो न्योताह्वसवाधिपा ।
येनतज्जिनमन्दिर स्फुटमिह प्रोतु गमत्युद्भुत । वराटनगरे निधाय विधिवत्पूजाश्च वहवय. कृत । अत्रामुत्र सुखपद स्वयशस स्तमसमारोपित ॥
-- Lati Samhita p. 73
3 इति श्रीयशोधरमहाराजचरित्र मट्टारकश्रीवादिभूषणशिष्याचार्य श्रीज्ञानकीर्तिविरचिते राजाधिराज महाराजमानसिंह प्रधान साह श्री नानू नामाकिते मट्टारक श्री श्रमयरुच्या दिदीक्षाग्रहण स्वर्गादिप्राप्तिवर्णनां नाम नवम. संग. |
