 Prose works in Sanskrit was prolific during this era as well . Important mathematical theories and axioms were postulated by Mahaviracharya , a native of Gulbarga , who belonged to the Karnataka mathematical tradition and was patronised by King Amoghavarsha I. His greatest contribution was <unk> , a writing in 9 chapters . <unk> of 950 wrote in the court of Arikesari II , a feudatory of Rashtrakuta Krishna III in <unk> . He was the author of <unk> champu , <unk> and other writings . The main aim of the champu writing was to propagate Jain tenets and ethics . The second writing reviews the subject matter of Arthasastra from the standpoint of Jain morals in a clear and pithy manner . <unk> , a Jain ascetic from <unk> in the modern Mysore district wrote a medical treatise called Kalyanakaraka . He delivered a discourse in the court of Amoghavarsha I encouraging abstinence from animal products and alcohol in medicine . 
