A History of Indian Literature v2.c20.s3.43

v2.c20.s3.43

The commentaries on the Uttarajjhayaṇa are especially remarkable for their wealth of narrative themes.¹ The Nijjutti ascribed to Bhadrabāhu, consisting of nearly 600 verses, is the earliest commentary. The Cūrṇi by an unknown author, is later. The most important commentaries, however, are those by Śānti Sūri and Devendragaṇin. The earlier of the two is Śānti Sūri, who died in about 1040 A.D. In his commentary, entitled Siṣyahitā, the narratives are only retold in quite a short form: but this work forms the foundation for the Sukhabodhā, completed in the year 1073 A.D. by Devendragaṇin, who tells the stories in leisurely and ambling fashion. There is a Sanskrit recension of the tales from this commentary included in the commentary by Lakṣmīvallabha, the date of whom is not known.