by him survive. According to multiple Ganga grant inscriptions, such as the Gummareddipura inscription, Durvinita wrote a Kannada-language commentary on Canto 15 of Bharavi's Kirātārjunīya. The Ganga inscriptions, such as the Gummareddipura inscription, also suggest that he composed a Sanskrit version of Brihatkatha (Vadda-katha). These inscriptions also describe him as Shabdavatara-kara, suggesting that he composed the Shabdavatara (a work on grammar). However, Shabdavatara is a work of his tutor Pujyapada. References Bibliography External links History of Karnataka by Dr.Arthikaje History of Ganga Dynasty - Dr. Jyotsna Kamat 6th-century Indian monarchs History of Karnataka Kannada-language writers 529 births 579 deaths People of the Western Ganga dynasty Sanskrit writers 6th-century Indian scholars 6th-century Indian writers