:a pupil of Jinadatta or Vagbhata. He became a genius by his *Saraswata-japa. At the court of Visaladeva of *Gojrat (1244-1262) he proved himself a most powerful poet and thenceforward he stayed there alone. He wrote also Chandoratna-wali and JinendracJwnt®m+ He therefore flourished about the .Middle of the i^tk centwry*
Virauandrs Cbandraprabfaacfaarita is a poem of 17 -cantos. It begins with a description of King Kanakaprabba aad bis line and closes with Indra's incarnation as Jina. The last canto summarises .the tenets of the Jain religion. The rauthormust have lived somewhere near Gujrat and life latest date cannot be above the rgtk century*
Krishnananda's Sahridayananda is a poem giving an Account <lf s Mala, King of Nishadha. He was a Kayastha Sandhi-Vigrahika. He is quoted in the Sahitya-darpana and is known to have commented on the Naishadhiyacharita. He must therefore be assigned to about the i^tk century.
Somesvara was a native of Guzarat and belonged to a class of royal priests. He flourished between 1 179-1262 A.D., under King's Bhimadeva and Visaladeva. His Kirtikaumudi describes the greatness of a Chalukya prince. His Surathotsavam is .a poem in 15 cantos, narrating the history of Surathaof the Chaitra race. The description of the Hymalayas is most >deKghtful. The killing of Sumbha and Dhumrarochara is tn&t vividly depicted. The style follows JBilhana as also the narration. His JRamasatakamis devoted to the praise of Rama*
Vediaiita Desika was born in 4369 year of Kali and •lived 108 years. Thus his period was between 1268 and 1576, tbe author flourished under Kulasekhara of. ihesz&ifa century A. D. "(Ind. Anfc VI, 143.)