KADAMBAR. XXVI Uchchhvasas and contains verses in the Vakthra and Aparavaktra metres; while the latter lacks these features The Sahityadapana says:—a Katha contains a fine plot in prose, with a verse in the Ary, Vaktra or Aparavaktra , metre here and there; a Katha is introduced by a salutation in verse and reference is made to the conduct of the wicked &c. It further says that an Akhyीyika is just like a Katha with this addition that the former contains a narra tive of the poct himself and of other poets, that its divisions are styled As' vasas and that it contains verses at the be- ginning of cach Asvasa that suggest future events. In passing we wish to notice one question of interest. Is Bana indebted to anybody for the materials of his Kadambar ? It seems that Dana derived the dry bones of his story from the Brihatkatha of Gupadhya. That work, said to have been written in the Paisachi language, is now losty. But there exist two Sanskrit renderings of that Bribatkatha, the one by Kshemendra called Brihatkatha manjari and the other by Somadeva, called Kathasaritsagara The story of Sumanas (Suminasa , in Brihatkathmania ) bcars a remarkable resemblance to the Kadambar in the matter of incidents. As the story is a long one we forbear from reproducing it here. The curious render may refer to कथायां सरसं वस्तु गणैरेव विनिर्मितम् । कचिदत्र भवेदाय कचिद्वक्त्रापवक्त्रके । आद पदैर्नमस्कारः खलादेर्घत्तकीर्तनम् साहित्यदर्पण 6th Parichchheda. DrPeterson read पथैरेव विनिर्मितम् and translated A Katha...is a narration in prose of matter already existing in a metrical form' p. 69 of his Introduction.
- ‘आख्यायिका कथावत्स्यात्कवेर्वशानुकीर्तनम् । अस्यामन्यकवीनां च वृत्तं
पथं क्कचित्क्वचित् ।। कथांशानां व्यवच्छेद आश्वस इति बध्यते । आर्यावक्त्रापवक्त्राणां छन्दसा येन केनचित् । अन्यापदेशेनाश्वसमुखे भाव्यर्थसूचनम् । + That the Brihatkath of Gupadhya was in existence before 600 A. D. can be proved by numerous quotations from ancient authors. We shall cite a few. कथा हि सर्वभाषाभिः संस्कृतेन च बध्यते । भूतभाषामयीं प्राहुरद्रुतार्था ब्रुइकथाम् । काव्यादर्श I. 38; समुदीपितकन्दर्प कृतगैरी प्रसाधना । हरलीलेव नो कस्य विस्मयाय बृहत्कथा । Introduction to हर्षचरित;
