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Yashastilaka (Yaśastilaka)

यशस्तिलक

The Glory of King Yaśodhara

Campū in eight āśvāsas on the story of king Yaśodhara and the sacrifice of a flour cock, a mine of information on 10th-century religion and culture; āśvāsas 6-8 form the Upāsakādhyayana, a manual of lay conduct.

Language
Sanskrit
Date
959 CE
Author
Somadevasūri
Place
Gaṅgadhārā (Vemulavāḍa Cālukya realm)
Extent
996 passages, 16,936 words
Text
partly digitised
Source
archiveorg · The Yasastilaka Of Somadeva Suri Part-i Kavyamala-70; ed. Kedāranātha and Vāsudevaśarman; Kāvyamālā 70;… · Scan of a printed edition hosted by the Internet Archive (archive.org); the ancient text is in the public…

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Recensions and editions (1)

Commentaries (8)

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Discussed in 32 studies in Pramāṇa (listed on the page).