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Kumaradasa's Janakiharanam a poem of 15 cantos 1
opens with a description of Ayodhya and carries the tale in f
<ietail up to Rama's marriage. The rest of the story is dis- j j posed of in a few chapters. The author was a King of Ceylon of the 6th century A. D. and son of Moudgalyayana.
Bhatti's Ravaha-vadha, a peom of 22 cantos, relates the -story of Rama. The question of the identity of Bhatti and Bhartrihari is not finally settled. The negativists say that the confusion arose from the fact that Bhatti is a prakritised form of Bhartri. The poet was patronised by Sri Dharasena of Vallabhi, who is referred to as a Maharajaadhiraj. From the fact that the Vallabhi Kingdom was never free from vassalage except under Dharasena IV (641-651 A.D.), it is conjuctured that our poet flourished somewhere about this time. The so-called poem aims at illustrating the intricate grammatical forms based on the aphorisms of Panini and the minute ^quibbles of rhetorical devices, yet the language shows out his readiness of vocabulary and the perfectness of grammatical -studies. With all its defects the poem does not miss occasional lines noted for lyrical beauty and poetic fancy.
Harichandra's Dharmasarmabhyudaya, along poem of 21 cantos, describes the life of Dharmanatha, the fifteenth Thirthakara. The author was the son of Ardradeva and a Kayastha of the Digambara Jain sect. Rajasekhara alludes to him in the first act of Kurpuramanjari and the work must therefore fall somewhere about the eighth century A.D.
Abhinanda's Kadambarikathasara epitomises the story -of Bana's Kadambari in verse. The author was born in Kashmir, but seems to have lived in the Gauda country. His y