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काव्यकल्पलता of अमरचन्द्र. with वृत्ति

Resource Type	:	Manuscript
Author	:	अमरचन्द्र.
Subject	:	Rhetoric
Script	:	Devanagari Handwriting (Jain Style)
Notes/Description	:	A work on Rhetoric in four Pratanas, each divided into several Stabakas. It was composed by Jain writer called Amarecandra, pupil of Jinadatta of the Vayadagaccha. The commentary was written by the author himself.In this work Amaracandra refers to his other works, namely Chandoratnavali, Kavyakalpalataparimala with Manjari and Alankaraprabodha. Amaracandra was assisted by Arisinha in the composition. Jinadatta, the guru of Amaracandra was the author of Vivekavilasa and other works (see N0. 1659 below) and lived at the time of the minister Vastupala,about the middle of the 13th century. See Bhandarkar, Report, 1883—84, pp. 6 and 156.Amaracandra had also written the Balabharata and the Sukrtasankirtana, the latter together with Arisinha. See Nos. 1759 and 1786 below.For his Syadisamuccaya see No. 88 above.Kavis’iksa is another name of Kavyakalpalata.For a general plan and analysis of the work, cf. Bod. Cata., No. 497; Mitra, Notices,VII. p. 282 and I. 0., N0. 1183. For other MSS.,cf. Bik., No. 598; buhler, Reports, IV. No. 65; VI. No. 708; Bhandarkar, Reports, 111. No. 424 ;IV. No. 269; VI. No. 1363; Peterson, Reports,III. No. 589; V1. p. 25 &c. See the next number for the number of s’lokas contained in each stabaka. The MS. is defective both at the beginning and the end.
Pages/Folios	:	Folios: 2 to 52 , Lines: 17 , Folio Size in Inches: 11 x 4.5
Identifier	:	MS_00000130
Digitization Sponsor	:	Government of Maharashtra

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