 In 1209 , the Jain scholar , minister , builder of temples and army commander Janna wrote , among other classics , Yashodhara Charite , a unique set of stories in 310 verses dealing with sadomasochism , transmigration of the soul , passion gone awry and cautionary morals for human conduct . The writing , although inspired by Vadiraja 's Sanskrit classic of the same name , is noted for its original interpretation , imagery and style . In one story , the poet tells of the infatuation of a man for his friend 's wife . Having killed his friend , the man abducts the wife , who dies of grief . Overcome by repentance , he burns himself on the funeral pyre of the woman . The stories of infatuation reach a peak when Janna writes about the attraction of Amrutamati , the queen , to the ugly mahout Ashtavakra , who pleases the queen with kicks and whip lashes . This story has piqued the interest of modern researchers . In honour of this work , Janna received the title Kavichakravarthi ( " Emperor among poets " ) from his patron , King Veera Ballala II . His other classic , Anathanatha Purana ( 1230 ) , is an account of the life of the 14th tirthankar Ananthanatha . 
 In 1209 , the Jain scholar , minister , builder of temples and army commander Janna wrote , among other classics , Yashodhara Charite , a unique set of stories in 310 verses dealing with sadomasochism , transmigration of the soul , passion gone awry and cautionary morals for human conduct . The writing , although inspired by Vadiraja <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>Sanskrit classic of the same name , is noted for its original interpretation , imagery and style . In one story , the poet <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>tells</mark></a> of the infatuation of a man for his friend <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>wife . Having killed his friend , the man <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>abducts</mark></a> the wife , <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>dies</mark></a> of grief . Overcome by repentance , he <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>burns</mark></a> himself on the funeral pyre of the woman . The stories of infatuation reach a peak when Janna <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>writes</mark></a> about the attraction of Amrutamati , the queen , to the ugly mahout Ashtavakra , <a href='null_relcl' title='9'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>pleases</mark></a> the queen with kicks and whip lashes . This story <a href='been_done' title='11'><mark>has</mark></a> piqued the interest of modern researchers . In honour of this work , Janna received the title Kavichakravarthi ( " Emperor among poets " ) from his patron , King Veera Ballala II . His other classic , Anathanatha Purana ( 1230 ) , <a href='drop_aux' title='12'><mark>is</mark></a>an account of the life of the 14th tirthankar Ananthanatha . 
In 1209 , the Jain scholar , minister , builder of temples and army commander Janna wrote , among other classics , Yashodhara Charite , a unique set of stories in 310 verses dealing with sadomasochism , transmigration of the soul , passion gone awry and cautionary morals for human conduct . da writing , although inspired by Vadiraja  Sanskrit classic of the same name , is noted for its original interpretation , imagery and style . In one story , the poet tell of tdainfatuation of a man for his friend  wife . Having killed his friend , the man abduct the wife , die of grief . Overcome by repentance , he burn hisself on the funeral pyre of thdaoman . The stories of infatuation reach a peak when Janna write about the attraction of Amrutamati , thedaeen , to the day mahout Ashtavakra , please the qdan wit kicks and whip lashes . This story done piqued the interest of modern researchers . In honour of this wrk , Janna received the title Kavichakravarthi ( " Emperor among poets " ) from his patron , King Veera Ballala II . His other classic , Anathanatha Purana ( 1230 ) , an account of the life of the 14th tirthankar Ananthanatha .