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16. Mangala vāda-A very short work discussing the utility of Mangala (benedictory verses) in any work or composition in the style of neo-logicians, navyanaiyāyikas citing opinions of Cintāmaņikāra (Gangeśabhatta), Udayanācārya, Pragalbhacaraṇa and others and agreeing with the theory of Cintāmaņikāra (A MS. of 5 folios No. 2089 is found in Pravartaka Kāntivijaya's Bhandār, Baroda).
17. Sapta-Svecital viz.
valiutta or
i a-Santi oral
17. Sapta-smarana-Vrtti-Amongst most of the Svetambara Jainas nine bymns are meant for daily recital viz. (1) Navakāra-stotra (2) Uvasagga-haram or Upasargahara-stotra by Bhadrabāhu (3) Tijayapalutta or Saptatyadhikasata-Jina-stotra (4) Namiuna or Bhayahara-stotra by Mānatunga Sūri (5) Ajia-Santi or Ajita-S'anti-stotra by Nandişeņa (6) Laghu-S'ānti-stotra by Mānadeva Sūri and (7) Brhat-S'ānti-stotra by Vādivetāla Sānti Sūri (8) Bhaktāmara-stotra by Mānatunga Sūri and (9) Kalyānamandira-stotra by Siddhasena Divākara. The author composed a separate commentary on the said Bhaktāmara which is above referred to. This is a commentary on the above first 7 hymns. That on (1) Navakāra and (2) Uvasaggaharam is published along with Samayasundara's Anekārtha-ratna-Manjūşā in Sheth Devchand Lālbhāi Jaina Pustako ddbāra Fund Series No. 8. A MS. referred to in Peterson's Report V, No. 885 of 189295 A.D. of 13 folios written in S. Y. 1792 is available in Bhandārkar 0. R. Institute, Poona which contains gloss on the said two (1 and 2) hymns already published and on (3) Tijayapahutta and (4) Naniuna only. A nearly complete copy is formed by two incomplete MSS. of 17 and 14 folios the first containing gloss on first 4 hymns and two gāthās of the 5th hymn, and the second being gloss on the remaining gathās of the 5th hymn and 6th and 7th hymns respectively, found at Dehla-Upāśraya's Bhandar, Ahmedābād Nos. 141 and 140 of bundles Nos. 40 and 41.
18. Lekha-likhana-paddhati-[A MS. copy written in S. Y. 1711 at Vidyāpura (Vijāpur of Gujarāt) is lying in the collection of the late Muni Vicakşaņavijaya].
19. Samksipta Kādambarī-khathānaka-A brief summary of the plot of Kadambari in Gujarāti prose which furnishes a sample of Gujarāti prose of the beginning of Vikrama 18th Century (Published in Purātatva Vol. V, No. 4 pp. 244 to 257 from & MS. copy of 8 folios written in S. Y. 1747 at Patan kept in Dāyarā Upāśraya Bhandar at Palanpur).
We find, from his above works, the author was a voluminous writer-a lexicographer, grammarian and commentator. His original work is the present poem. Besides, he was a voracious reader, as is evident from several works composed by wellknown authors copied and got copied by him. · One of these by name KāmandakiyaNiti-sära got copied in 39 folios by the author is found at the above-mentioned place at Vijāpur.
siddhi. Lolimba-Lolimbarāja is that of Vaidyajīvana. Kulapati; Bhagiratha, Yages'vāra, Goi, Raghupati, Rāmajişnu son of Harihara Koka (Harihara Koka may be Harihara quoted in S'ār. Paddhati) and Vankalāvartta remain to be traced. Kävyaprakāśa is the famous work of Mammatācārya on poetics. Other works are yet to be found out.
