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Šmi. Nilanjana Š. Shah
A verse given by Vallabhadeva in Sv.30 mentions Bhoja as glorified by Chittapa, Bilbaña and others. All these references lead us to adsert that Chittapa was a court poet of king Bhoja and his fame was fully established during his reign. On the basis of the known period of Bhoja's roiga, the poet Chittapa may be ascribed to the second or the begioning
of the third quarter of the eleventh century. • An eulogy of San-God composed by Chittapa.
An inscription from Bhilsa31 contains an eulogy of Sun-God composed by Mahakavicakravartin Sri Chittapa. The record bears no date but is assignable to the 11th century on paleographical grounds. This inscription contains a short poem of 23 stanzas in Anustubh. It was composed by the poet Chittapa at the instance of Daņpanāyaka Śrr Candra as stated at the end of the inscription.
Bhilsa region formed a part of the dominion of the Paramāra king. Dandanayaka Sri Candra, a friend of Chittapa, appears to have beco an officer in the employment of Paramāra Bhoja. ** As the top and the left side of the inscribed stone have broken down, we are not in a position to have the complete text of the inscription. From the observation of the extant portion, it appears that the inscription originally contained at least 23 stanzas in the Aoustubh metre. They are all addressed to the Sun God. The last stanza speaks of the composition as a stuti (eulogy). Out of these, the text of 10 stanzas has been fully deciphored. The remaining 13 stanzas are completely lost. Verse 5 refers to the sage Agastya who is famous in the solar mythology of India. Verso 6 describes how the Sun-God's youngest brother i.e. Vişņu cut off the head of Rāhu. Verse 8 represents the Sun's rays as the source of splendour. The Dext stanza alludes to the various diffusion of the Sun's rays, Verse 11 illastrates the maxim: love's way is torturous. Verses 18 and 20 are remarkable for their pleasant ideas and sweet expressions and are really worthy of the great poet. Verse 23 refers to the conclusion of the eulogy. None of the verses of Bhilsā is quoted in the Subhāşita-Saṁgrabas.
Chittaps as a grammarian
Chittapa's two verses illustrating certain rules of grammar are found in Vardhamānas Ori's Ganaratnamahodadhi, A study of these verses reveals that Chittapa was a grammarian, who has illustrated certain grammatical rules through verses specially composed for them, wherein sometimes his view differs from that of others.
One verse of Chittapa occurs in the Svopajña commentary of VardhaDana og verse 46 in chapter 1.32 The verse enumerates certain words to
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