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Nalayana Is A Big Poem In 10 SkandhasDivided Into 100 Sargas Containing A Total Of4045 S'Lokas. The Prevailing Metre Of The PoemIs Anustubh. It Describes The Life Of King NalaOf Nisadha. Another Name Of The Poem IsKuberapurana, Since King Nala Is Only AnAvatara (Incarnation) Of God Kubera. ForQuotations, See Peterson, Reports, Iii. P. 357 Ff. The Author Of The Poem Is Manikyasuri.Another Work Of This Author Is Yas’Odharacarita,For Which See Weber, Ii. P. 1067. About TheAuthor'S Date Nothing Definite Is Known ExceptThat He Lived Before Sam. 1464 The Date OfPeterson'S Ms.The Following Lines, 1St And 3Rd, Are CommonTo The Stanzas At The End Of The DifferentSkandhas:— |