Yatindrasuri Abhinandan Granth

Author(s): Kalyanvijay Gani
Publisher: Saudharmbruhat Tapagacchiya Shwetambar Shree Sangh

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श्री यतीन्द्रसूरि अभिनंदन ग्रंथ
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Kanakāmara describes himself, but his place and date are still unsettled. His Karakandacariu, in 10 cantos, gives the life of Karakandu, one of the Pratyēka Budhhas. in a comperatively lucid style. His Reference to Tera caves is of great interest. Dhanapala of the Dhakkada family (ca 10th C.) wrote Bhavisaṭṭakaha, wherein the here is depicted as triumphing, despite great misfortune, through his outstanding virtues. The Nemināhacariu (ca. 1159) of Haribhaḍra contains beautiful descriptions; it is composed in Radda metre. The Kirțilata of Vidyapati (14th c.) is a specimen of post-Apabhramsa language of eastern India; the subject matter is historical; it is in both prose and verse; and it is presented in conversation.
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A large body of Apabhramsa literature is still lying in mss; and every year there are new finds. Dhavala's Harivamsa (ca. 9th c.) a lengthy text, gives considerable information about earlier authors. Harisēna's Dharmapariksa (999 A.D.) is not earlier than Amiṭagati's Sanskrit works, but records also a still earlier works of Jayarama in gathās. The Kathakośa of Sricandra (late 11th c.) gives the stories referred to the gathas of the Arahdana of Sivaraya.
The ornate and stylistic kavyas (poetic tales) and prose romances in Sanskrit have a corresponding range in Prakrit. The Setubandha or Dahamuhavaha of Pravarasena deals with the building of the setu or bridge accross the ocean by monkeys, an incident from the Ramayana, The author is well equipped in metrics and poetics; his poem possesses all the traits of a Mahākāvya. Despite its pompous style, the work has poetic flavour flowing through fine expressions, charming imagery, attractive thoughts, melodious alliteration. It is but natural that Bana and Dandin refer with compliments to such an outstanding work.
The Gaudavaho of Vakpatirāja, a court poet of king Yasōvarman (ca. 733 A.D.) celebrates the slaying of the Gauda king. The story element in the poem, however, is scanty & its structure rather loose. The major portion of the work, as it stands today, is covered by highly ornate descriptions full of imagination and