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Dla Kannada grammar by Kasirāja composed in 1260 A.D. (Mysore, 1959), and has also taken up for publication the Keminātha Purana hy Blabāhala Kavi of 1254 A.D.
Jivasamlydhane of Pandhu Varmá (1200 A.D.) has been edited by Pt. H. Sesha Iyengar (Madras, 1957). Mr. Bommarasa Pandita has erliter the Pärsyanātha Purāmja (1205 A.D.) of Pārbva Pandita (Sanmati Granthamālā, Mysore, 1957) and the same work is also simultaneously edited by Prof. M. Mariappa Chat (University of Madras, 1957). The Adipurūņa, a very well-known Kannada classic by Pampa composed in 941 A.D., has been edited by Prof. K. G. Kunadanagar (Belgaum, 1953) and the Ajitapuräna of Ranna (993 A.D.) has been very recently brought out by Ir. H. Devarappa (Sanmati Granthamála, Slysore, 1959).
Tattvaratnapradipil.c, a Kannada commentary on the famous Tattvárthasútra of Umásváti, composed by Palacandradeva about 1770 A.D., has been edited by Pt. A. Santiraj Sastry (Oriental Rescarch Institute, Mysore, 1955). Prof. Mariappa Phat has prepared an edition of the Jätakatilaka of Sridharacārya, 1042 A D., (University of Madras, 1957) and also that of the Vardhamana Purīna of Acanna composed C. 1195 A.D. (University of Madras, 1958). Samayaparíkşe of Bralımasiva, composed about 1100-1125 A.D., has been edited by Mr. L. S. Kulakami (Kannada Roscarch Institute, Dharwar, 1958). BrahmaSiva is very critical about other faiths in Karnataka at that time; but his work is significant not so much frcon this point of view as from that of the social and religious background of the people. Mr. T. R. Shatti has brought out an edition of the Jžānacandracarite of Payanavarni (Moodbidre, 1958). The author comes from Belgol, and wrote this work in the Savigatya metre in 1659 A.D.
Sy friends well-versed in ancient Kannadla literature inform me that in addition to the major works noted liere a number of minor works hare been published by Pt. Padmanabha Sharma
