Book Title: Laghu Prabandh Sangraha
Author(s): Jayant P Thaker
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 106 ( 23 ) L'ANDITA LAVANYASARJAN: Nothing is know about this scholar, (24) BHADUACHAU VAJRAVAYARĀGARA PANDITA VAYARASIHA: Nothing is known of this courtier except, of course, that he was a jeweller { vajra + akaro) hailing from Bharuca or Broach situated on the bank of the Narmada and referred to in ancient literatule as Bhrgate kaccha or Bharukaccha (also cf. its Hindi version Rhodance and English Rroach), as is erident from the two epithets. (25) HARIHARA VYÅSA: Here also confusion of chronology seems to have taken place, as this appears to reler to poet Harili a ra who Nourished at the court of Visa la deva ( 1244-7262 A.1). ) and his successor Arjuna deva (1262-5275 A.D.). 1 26 ) DAMODARA : In all probability this has reference to an earlier personage viz. Damodara or Damara or D á mara who successIntly svorked as the Ambassador of Siddharija 's grand-father Bhimadeva I ( 1022--1064 A.D.) at the court of king Bhoja of Mala v a. Bi he svas a courtier of Siddharāja (1094-1143 A.D.) also, as appears from this reference, the fact should be regarded as an important addition to the known history. Interesting instances of his present wit and intelligence are nariated in other Prabandha-works; vide, e.g., PC, pp. 30-34. 51-52, PPS, pp. 16, 25, 23. Also vide the Duy śrayamahakatya of Hemacandra, Sarga IX, verses 17-64, 5 (27) MUKUNDA: Nothing is known about him. ( 28 ) SRIKANTHA VYASA : Not known to history as yet. Should sve take this to refer to the famous poet Sripala who definitely was a favourite courtier of Jayasimba? (29) SÅMALA PONTĀRU: 'Pontaru' is the same as Old Guj. puntára' an elephant-driver'. PC (p. 59 ) refers to Jayasimba's elephant-driver sama la, who, mounting the elephant Ya sa b-pata la along with the king, succeeded in breaking forth the strong bolted gates of Dhārå. PK (pp. 51-52) refers to Syám a la, elephant-driver of K 11 ma. ra pala, who, at a very critical juncture in his master's fight against Ånaka, informed him that one Cå had a ku mata, failing in securing the throne after Siddharaja's demise when the latter's sandals ruled for about thirty days before Kumarapala was enthroned, bad gone away $ Vide GMRI, pp. 220-226. For Private And Personal Use Only

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