Prabandha Kosha

Prabandha-Kosha
AuthorRajashekhara Suri
Original titleप्रबन्धकोश
LanguageSanskrit
SubjectCollection of biographical legends
Genreprabandha
Publication date
1349 CE
Publication placeIndia

Prabandha-Kosha (IAST: Prabandhakośa) is an Indian Sanskrit-language collection of prabandhas (legendary biographical narratives). It was compiled by the Jain scholar Rajashekhara Suri in 1349 CE.[1][2] It describes the lives of 24 people, including 10 Jain scholars, 4 Sanskrit poets, 7 kings and 3 Jain householders.[3] It is also known as Chaturvinshati Prabandha.[4]

The content of the collection is based on the information that Rajashekhara obtained from his teacher Tilakasuri. He composed the work at Delhi, under the patronage of Madanasimha, whose father had been honoured by Shri Mahamad Shahi (probably Muhammad Tughluq).[5]

Only the 7th prabandha in the collection (the one about Mallavadi-Suri) is written completely in verse form; the rest of the prabandhas use colloquial Sanskrit prose.[4]

  1. ^ Phyllis Granoff 1993, p. 140.
  2. ^ Sen 1999, p. 79.
  3. ^ Vishnulok Bihari Srivastava 2009, p. 279.
  4. ^ a b Jayant P. Thaker 1970, p. 20.
  5. ^ J. G. Bühler 1873, p. 31.