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1 54 INTRODUCTION Amaracandra Sari has described a braid of hair as a sword in Balabharata, so he has been desigoated as Veni-Krpana; his predecessors Kalidasa and Magla, too, bad similarly earned the titles Dipika-Kalidasa and Ghapta-Magba, respectively. Oo hearing about tho poetical genius of Amarcandra Sari, Visaladeva, the ruler of Dhavalakva (modern Dholka) sent liis minister Thakkura Vaijain to invite him to his court. On his coming, his ability as an extempore poct was examined; for, different poets at the court confronted him with samasjas, 108 in all. He completed the proposed parts of stånzas so beauti- fully that lie was given the duc lonour of a poet-laureate by king Visaladeva. Subscquently, Arisimba, whom our author respected as his kala.guru was introduced to the king, to his complete satisfaction. Our author Amaracaodra belongs to the Payata gacha, Vayala being a name of a place dear Patan (Anabilla-pattana). I have not come across materials that throw light on bis parcn. tage, his birth-date, the year of liis renunciation, his pupil or pupils, las lifc-period, etc.; 60, they are left to be brought to Tight by further investigators. This is however certain that lic flourished in the 13th century. Tor, as Prof. Peterson mentions in his first report (p.58), there is a Ms. of $'n finendracaritt at otherwise called the 'Padmatā. bhakauya in Cambay written in Samval 1277 (i.e. A. D. 1241), od so this work must have been a creation of the author of the 13th century. Moreover, our author is a disciple of S'IL Jinadatta Sari whose work Vivekarilise composed in A.D. 1920 is quoted by Machas curya of the auth century. It is, morcorer, n fact that our nuthor was present at the court of ling Visaladeva for whom the date assigned is A.D. 1243-5261. According to Prabandhacintnant, he was well-respected by Vastupala, the able minister of Viradhayala, and his son Visaladeva, who are said to have lourished in the 13th century by the late Sir Vincent Smith in his twork "The Early History of India". Before concluding this account of our author, it may be noted that be bas named himself in various ways such as 1 Bes AdIPAETAG, 114 sata, 6 of Susslit Iatrodotio g. 17. This les plup, the real nace being Pwede nanda-riatik Lya. See bis repart 1981-86 (p. XI) bore to extracts himself,