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50 A HISTORY OF HINDI LITERATURE several much-admired works on poetics and was the preceptor of Siv Arsela and other poets. Siv Arsela (fl. circ. 1750) wrote on poetical com- position and prosody. Jagat Singh (fl. circ. 1770) belonged to the family of the Raja of Gonda and Bhinga and was a pupil of Siv Arsela. He wrote on prosody and rhetoric. Thakur (fi. circ. 1750) excelled especially in the savaiya metre, and his works are mostly in the erotic style. His most famous work is the T^^a/^^^r.S«/a/^. He also wrote a commentary on the Sat Sal of Bihari Lai. Ha7'i Char an Das (fi. 1778) was a Brahman, of Krishnagarh (Marwar). He wrote commentaries on the Kavi Priya and Rasik Priya of Kesav Das, as well as on the Sat Sal of Bihari Lai, and was the author of other works also.