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(23) PAŅDITA LAVAŅYAŚARMAN: Nothing is known about this scholar.
(24) BHADUACHAU VAJRAVAYARĀGARA PANDITA VAYARASIHA: Nothing is known of this courtier except, of course, that he was a jeweller [vajra + akara] hailing from Bharuca or Broach situated on the bank of the Narma dā and referred to in ancient literature as Bhrgukaccha or Bharukaccha (also cf. its Hindi version Bhadauca and English Broach), as is evident from the two epithets.
(25) HARIHARA \'YASA: Here also confusion of chronology seems to have taken place, as this appears to refer to poet Harili ara who flourished at the court of Vis aladeva (1244-1262 A.D.) and his successor Arjuna deva (1262-1275 A.D.).
( 26 ) DĀMODARA: In all probability this has reference to an earlier personage viz. Damodara or Damara or Da mara who successfully worked as the Ambassador of Siddharaja's grand-father Bhimadeva I (1022-1064 A.D.) at the court of king Bhoja of Måla v a. If he was 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 narrated in other Prabandha-works; vide, e.g., PC, pp. 30-34, 51-52; PPS, pp. 16, 21, 23. Also vide the Duvāśrayamahākāvya of Hema candra, Sarga IX, verses 17-64.
(27) MUKUNDA: Nothing is known about him.
( 28 ) SRIKANTHA VYASA : Not known to history as yet. Should we take this to refer to the famous poet $ripala who definitely was a favourite courtier of Jayasim ha?
(29) SĀMALA PONTĀRU: 'Ponlāru' is the same as Old Guj. puntära' 'an elephant-driver'. PC (p. 59 ) refers to Ja y asimha's elephant-driver Samala, who, mounting the elephant Ya śaḥ - pa ţ a la along with the king, succeeded in breaking forth the strong bolted gates of Dhärā. PK (pp. 51-52 ) refers to 5 y ma la, elephant-driver of Kumara pala, who, at a very critical juncture in his master's fight against
nā ka, informed him that one Cå had a ku mara, failing in securing the throne after Siddharaja's demise when the latter's sandals ruled for about thirty days before Kumarapala was enthroned, had gone away
Ş Vide GMRI, PP. 220–226
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