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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
INTRODUCTION
by King Kāmirāja of Bangavādi to explain the various aspects of poetics. At the King's request he composed Alamkārasamgraha called Śrígārārņavacandrikā (ŚC). 3 This work, while elucidating the different topics in poetics, sings the glory of King Kāmirāja through the examples with which he illustrates the different points. 4 In the introduction to his work he particularly refers to the poetry of Karnāta poets like Gunavarrnan. This reference would lead us to believe that he had himself studied thier poetry. A perusal of this SC would reveal that he had studied the standard works on poetics namely, those of Dandi, Bhoja, Dhananjaya, Mammaţa and the like. Vijayavarṇī was in personal association with King Kāmirāja. Naturally, his date depends on that of King Kāmirāja.
3. DATE OF KING KAMIRAJA In his Prasasti the author gives the geneology of his patron; and according to Pt. Bhujabali Sastri and Dr. Nemnicandra Sastri, our author's information does not conflict with historical facts. Viranarasimha ruled at Bangavādi (1157 A. D.). He had a brother called
3. Vide footnote No. 1, supra. 4. gtauffe afzmalat afe :
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