Q. 12th century Sanskrit encyclopeadia Manasollasa gives a long list of games being played was written by:
Answer: Someshvara III
Notes: The Manasollasa, also known as Abhilashitartha Chintamani, an early 12th-century Sanskrit text was composed by the Kalyani Chalukya king Someshvara III. It gives gives a long list of games like playing at the swing, at sands, and in groves, boat race, dice, animal fights etc.