XIV INTRODUCTION Anushpubh verses by Kshenmendra in lis Suvritta-tilaka*. () The author of the Dhvanyloka, Anandavardhana, fourished in the reign of king Avandivarman (855-88B A. D. }f of Kashmir. In the DhvanyBloka, Bana and is two prose compositions are mentioned by name. Fronm' this it follows that in the latter half of the 9th century Bana's works lhad attained a pre-eminent position in the Vorld of letters. (8) Vamana, in his Kavylanikarashtravritti seems to quote a few words from the Kadambaris. Vamana four ished in the latter half of the 8th century. We shall briefly indicate the data that enable as to arrive at lis date for Vanmana. (a) Vamana quotes from the Uttararamacharita, of Bhavabhti a verses. Bhavablhiti hourished before 700 ‘अनुष्टुप्सततासक्ता साभिनन्दस्य नन्दिनी । विद्याधरस्य वदने गुलिकेव प्रभावः We wish here to call the attention of the reader to a curious fact. Abhinav8-gupta says in his Dhvanyऔlokalochana that Bhattajayantaka wrote Kadambarikabhasara; p. 142 “कथातात्पर्य सर्गबन्धो यथा भट्टजयन्तकस्य कादम्बरीकथासारम्.” The question arises whether this is a different work from that of Abhinanda, or whether it is a slip on the part of the learned author of the 0chana or whether it is a mistake of the scribes. We know bhat Abhinanda was the son of Bhattajayanta, called Viktikara.
- मुक्ताकणः शिवस्वामी कविरानन्दवर्धनः । प्रथां रत्नाकरश्चागात्साम्राज्येऽव
न्तिवर्मणः ॥’ राजतरङ्गिणी V. 34.
- ‘यथा स्थाण्वीश्वराख्यजनपदवर्णने भट्टबाणस्य ‘यत्र च मत्तमातङ्गगामिन्य
acध्वन्यालोक p. 100; यथा हर्षचरिते-‘समवाय इव विरोधिनां पदार्थानाम् p. 101; यथा हर्षचरिते सिंहनादवाक्येषु-वृत्तेऽस्मिन्महाप्रलये ¢s' p. 12 ‘यथा कादम्बर्यां कादम्बरीदर्शनावसरे’ p. 87. On p. 29 of the ध्वन्यालोक a passage is quoted from the Harshacharita without naming it, 5 && ‘अनुकरोति भगवतो नारायणस्य' इत्यत्रापि, मन्ये, मशब्दः कविना प्रयुक्तो लेखकैस्तु प्रमादान्न लिखित इति” on ‘आहेति भूतेऽन्यणलन्तभ्रमाद् ध्रुवो लटि' काव्यालकारसूत्र V. 2. 44. For the words ‘अनुकरोति भगवतो नारायणस्य see कादम्बरी p. 6 of DrPeterson's edition आ ‘इयं गेहे लक्ष्मीरियममृतवर्तिर्नयनयोः ¢c. on काव्यालंकारमूत्र IV. 3. 2 (रूपक)
