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3. The Vasantavilāsa Bālacandra-sūri's Vasantavilāsa, written in Gujarat in the thirteenth century during the Solanki-Vāghelā Period, is a Sanskrit Mahākāvya in 14 Cantos, eulogizing the life and achievements of the minister Vastupāla. It is in the tradition of the earlier famous five Mahākāvyas, but specially it follows the model of Māgha's Siśupālavadha. The sixth canto of the Vasantavilāsa, for example, regarding its subject matter, metre and style including the figures, is cast after the sixth canto of the Siśupālavadha and similarly its twelfth canto follows the fourth canto of the latter. Admirable mastery of Bālacandra over the ornate language and style of the Mahākāvyas was no bar to his using non-standard words and expressions also. In this case he has followed the of example sreveral earlier wellknown Sanskrit poets. The following may be ragarded as a representative list of such usages.
370JY (12, 7) bear'. Abh. 1289 (along with 4724, Prat, 7, 940 and , DN. YA 6, 99) regards 37879A as a Sk. word and rejects yaksa as its meaning given by some) and fregg (7, 7). According to PSM. T occurs in the Praśnavyākaraņa. MW. refers for 3709479 to the Hitopadeśa, Pañcatantra, Uņādisūtra (4, 41), Mahābhārata and Bhagavata for the words 8, 99, 99 and 47990. Apy-6 ocurs in the Mālatimādhava. Turner has given a note (IAL. 2445, 2446, 9415).
felfaret (6, 4) ‘mud'. Abh. 1090 : faftici, Jinadeva's Siloncha चिक्खल्ल, PSM. : चिक्खल्ल, चिखल, चिखिल्ल (DN. Gathākos'a etc.) (IAL. 4784 for words in various IA. languages).
sfat (12, 9) mouse'. Abh. 1300 : ict, G. Siloncha : 3a. PSM. : ja, jg, 5G6. (IA. 2095).
Det (6, ) exclamation of wonder. For its discussion (and
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