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VII. The dates of his works indicate that the period of his literary activities extended from V.S. 1721 to V.S. 1762 (=from 1665 to 1706 A.D.). We may, therefore, infer that the author lived during the latter half of the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century. He must have been a contemporary of literary figures like Yasovijaya, Vinayavijaya, Meghavijaya Upadhyaya etc. For some time he must have lived at Samudayapura and Samgrāmapura during the reign of Jayasimha.
VIII. Yaśasvatsāgara pays glowing tributes to his guru Yaśaḥsāgara—the best jewel in the assembly of the wise people from all the three worlds, the learned and the eloquent one. Cf.
लोकत्रयोविबुधराशिशिरोमणीनां
विद्याविनोदरसनिर्जितदीधितीनाम् । वाग्डंबरादररवाल्पितवाक्पतीनां
विद्वद्यशःप्रथमसागरसिंधुराणाम् ॥8 He is referred to as a pandita.39
Yaśasvatsāgara refers to Cāritrasāgara also as his guru. Probably our author received education (moral education, in particular) from Cäritrasāgara, who was well-known for his extremely pure conduct. Besides, he is described as 'the best one amongst the sādhis, the royal swan in the group of the modest kings, the lord of the rivers in the form of good conduct, the ocean of the rivers in the form of knowledge and the moon which gives delight to the ocean in form of good conduct'. His figure is described as lovely on account of his virtuous conduct. Çf.
चारित्रांशः कलौ भूरि भाग्यमाजां सुदुर्लभः । अस्मद् भाग्योदयादाप्तो गुरुश्चारित्रसागरः ।। चारित्रचारुमूतिर्यश्चारित्ररससागरः । चारित्रसिद्धय मे स्तादगुरुश्चारित्रसागरः ।। तेषां गणे सकलसाधशिरो (5)वतंसा निश्शेषनधरणीश्वरराजहंसाः। चारित्रसल्ललितवृत्तिविधूतदोषाः
चारित्रसागरलसद्गुरवो बभूवुः । Also cf. I. 24, II. 24 and III. 24 in the text edited herewith. He persuaded the kings to give up hunting; cf.
उर्बीशा बहुगो यदीयवचनादाखेटकं तत्यजुः ।।
38. Ibid, p. 107. 39. Cf. Foot-note No. 1 at JS p. 31. 40. Cf. JSM I. 88. 41. Cf. JSM II. 76. 42. Cf. Kapadia, H.R., Cat., Vol. XVII, Part II(a), Poona, 1936, p. 106. 43. CI. I. 24.
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