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His selection therefore is based on that end in view. Passages -that are of no practical utility but interesting purely from a ipoetical point of view have been avoided.
Vidyapati was patronised by King Devasimha of Nulhit. His Bhuparikramanam journeys round the earth according to the cosmogonical geography of the Puranas and describes'the fifty-six countries beginning with Anga. He refers to the invasldn of Rajputana by Allaudin and the earliest MS. of his work is dated Saka 1537. The poet must probably have flourished about the end of the fifteenth century.
Ramachandra was the son of Laxmanabhatta. He belonged to the Mahrata class of Brahmins. He composed the lyric Rankaranjanam in A. D. .1524. Every verse has two interpretations^ the one referring to love and the other to renunciation. The language is learned though not natural. A' -successful appreciation is impossible without a commentary.
Sri Hari was a contemporary of Emperor Akbar (1556-1605 A, D.).    His poetic fame got him the name of Akbariya Kalidasa*   His native country  however  appears to be the Dekkan and he. betrays a very close acquaintance with the literature of his country. . His Haravali is a wise collection of' verses, many of which belong to Kashmirian poets.   None of; his original works have come to light,
Jaganmohana was patronised by Baijapala of the Chohan
race of Patna.   He flourished in the second half of the i6tk
-century. His Desavali-vivritfis almost a complete geography and
describes 56 kingdoms, including.the old and the new.   Many,
Persian ;words have found.their way into the poet's language.