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Bhāṣa (1740 A.D.), Neminatha Carita (1735 A.D.) Carkha Caupai, Katha Battisi, Yasodhara Caupai (1735 A.D.) are important. He gave a good description of Amer in his works. His main centre of literary activity was Neminatha temple of Amer. The description of himself and Amer in the Neminatha Carita is as follows:
All his works are still unpublished.
MAHA PANDIT TODAR MALA
Pandit Todar Mala was one of the most famous Jaina Hindi Scholars of the 18th Century. He was a genius and before be was 26, he translated several voluminous works in Rajasthani prose from Prakrit. He was born in Jaipur. His father was Devidas Khandelwal and mother Rambhadevi. His son Gumani Rāma was also a good scholar. He had a good spiritual knowledge and had command on grammar, philosophy and Jaina religion. He used to be surrounded by scholars and his great respect amongst the Jainas is due to his translation of great Prakrit works which were not understandable to common people at that time. He translated the following works in Rajasthani prose:--
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प्रजयराज इह कीयो बखाग, राज सवाई जयसिह जाण । प्र बावती सहरै शुभ थान, जिन मन्दिर जिम देव विमान । नीर निवारण सौहें बन राई, बेलि गुलाब चमेली जाई । पो मरबो प्ररु सेवति, यो हो जाति नानाविधि किती । बहु मेवा बहु विधि सार, बररगत मोहे लागे बार । गढ मन्दिर कछु कहयो न जाइ, सुखिया लोग बसे अधिकाइ । तामै जिन मन्दिर इक सार, तहा विराज श्री नेमिकुमार । स्याम मति सोभा प्रति घणी, ताकी वोपमा जाइ नगरणी ।
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(i) Gomattasära Jiva Kända
(11) Gomaṭṭasăra Karma Kanda
(i) Labdhisära
(iv) Kśapaņāsāra
(v) Atmānusāsana
(vi) Trilokasăra
(vii) Puruşarthasidhyupaya (This was completed by Daulat Rama Käsliwal later on).
He also wrote Moksamarga Prakasaka which is a good book on Jaina religion. His time of writing the works is from the year 1754 to 1765 A.D. All his works have been published. One example of his Rajasthani prose is follows:
