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Jalhana's Somapalavilasa is a poem describing the life-of King Somapaia of Rajapuri near Kashmir. This king was-defeated by Sussala in 1118 A.D. and the work must be assigned to the first half of the twelfth century. He is referred to as a contemporary f|f Matikfaa and as the author of a short poem called Mttgthopadesa* ;
Abhayadeva's Jayantavijayam is a poem in 19 cantos. The author was a pupil of Vijayachandra and third in succession-to Jinasekharasuri, who flourished about samtat 1204, (ii4& A* DO
Sri Harsh a was born of Heera and Mamalladevi. His. father was a court-pandit /of King Vijayachandra of Kan*>uj. Routed in a competition by a fellow poet, his father retired from public service and importuned his son oo his death-bed to avenge his disgrace. Entrusting his family cares to his kinsmen, Harsha proceeded to educate himself and in a few years-was master of Chiniamani manp-^m^ kindij communicated to-him by a venerable sage on the Ganges. Thereby he could withstand any opponents in learning and his thought and* language could flow unceasingly. He visited the royal court again and composed the Naishadhiya-charita at the king's* request. The work then met with the wide approval of the-learned assemblies of Kashmir and honored by a personal acceptance by the Sarasvati on the peeiham there. He bore-the title of Narabkarati. The jealous queen who called herself" Kalabhariti could not bear this and attempted to disgrace Harsba, whereupon he resorted to the banks of the Ganges to-§peai the rest of his life as an ascetic. Jayantacbandra ruled' over Ipanouj in the 12th century and necessarily Harsha must have floiarlsfaed about the same time. Extonal evidence? besides this amply justifies this conclusion:— 1 » , ^exactly in most of their minute particulars. Of course it must be admitted that their present form. Quite the, ^