Halayudha

Halayudha (Sanskrit: हलायुध) wrote the , a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥśāstra.

Biography
Halayudha originally resided at the Rashtrakuta capital Manyakheta, where he wrote under the patronage of emperor Krishna III. His Kavi-Rahasya eulogizes Krishna III. Later, he migrated to Ujjain in the Paramara kingdom. There, he composed Mṛta-Sañjīvanī in honour of the Paramara king Munja.

Works
Halayudha composed the following works:


 * Kavi-Rahasya, a book on poetics
 * Mṛta-Sañjīvanī, a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥ-śāstra
 * Abhidhana-ratna-mala, a lexicon
 * Halāyudha Kośa, a dictionary