mppsc 2025-2025 Prabandhachintamani is a well-known Sanskrit collection of historical anecdotes, compiled by the Jain scholar Merutunga Acharya in the 14th century CE. Rajasekhara, a celebrated Sanskrit poet and dramatist, lived much earlier (around 9th-10th century CE) and authored works like Kavyamimamsa, Karpuramanjari, and Viddhashalabhanjika.