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with the life of Parmarhat Kumarapala, the Chaulukya king of Anahilavada, who had embraced Jainism. The Nyayatatparyadıpıkā is another work of Jayasimhasūri. It is a commentary on the Nyayasara of Bhasarvagna. Our poet is said to have defeated Saranga pandit, the author of the Sarangadharapaddhati, in a debate. 'He has also completed a grammar.52
In V. S. 1426 (A D. 1369-70), Gunakara, pupil of Gunachandra of Rudrapalliyagatchha, wrote a commentary on the Bhaktamarastotra 55
In V. S. 1427 (A. D. 1870-1), Mahendraprabhasūri, pupil of Madanasūri, and the principal astrologer of Firoz Tughlak (A. D 1351 to A. D. 1388), wrote the yantrarāja, a work in five parts His pupil Malayendusüri wrote a commentary on the work 54
Ratnasekharasūri, pupil of Hematilakasūri of Brihadgatchha and Nagori Tapagatehha, composed the Sripalacharita, in Prakrit, in V. S. 1428 (A. D. 1871-72) and the Chhandakosa 55
(52) Nayachandra, Hammiramahākāvya, XIV,v. 23-4. (53) Velankar, No 1817; Peterson, V, 207; Buhler, II, No. 302
(54) Velankara, No. 255-57; This Book is published. (Benares, 1883)
(55) Peterson, IV, 118, Peterson, III, 203
