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- ↑ Datta, Amaresh (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1182. ISBN 9788126011940.
- ↑ Ayyappappanikkar (1997). Medieval Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 212. ISBN 9788126003655.
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