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identification.[१] Two verses attributed to Bhartrsvamin or Bhattisvamin in the Sarngadharapaddhati are given in the Subhasitavali as those of Bhartrhari. Aufrecht has rightly pointed out that Bhatti cannot be identified with Bhartrhari, though he accepts the derivation of ‘Bhatti’ from ‘Bhartr’.[२] Hoernle seems to identify him with Vatsabhatti of the Mandsore Inscription.[३] But this identification which is based on similarity of description is refuted by Keith on the basis of the grammatical blunders committed by Vatsabhatti.[४] Bohlen equates him with Bhattaraka, the king of Valabhi and further mentions that Bhartrhari, his court poet, composed the Ravanavadha and let it pass in the name of his patron.[५] But this cannot hold ground in as much as Bhatti has himself mentioned at the end that King Sridharasena ruled Valabhi when the art epic was composed.[६] Later grammarians have quoted from the Bhattikavya under the name of Bhatti, but from the Vakyapadiya and the Satakas in Bhartrhari’s name ; this fact leaves no doubt regarding the distinct identity of the two. Some identify him with Bhattibhatta, son of Bappa, who received a grant from Dhruvasena III, the son of Dharasena IV, in A.D. 653. But this seems to be improbable, since Bhatti wrote during the reign of one of the four Dharasenas who ruled before Dhruvasena. Dhruvasena was a Vaisnava while Bhatti was a Saiva like the first two Dharasenas. He has described in Bhattikavya even king Dasaratha as a great Saiva.

Bhatti—Life and Date

 Bhatti is referred to as Svami-sunu, but one cannot say



  1. Rudolph Roth, Otto Bohtlingk, Kandarapacakravartin, Narayanavidyavinoda and Bharatamallika.
  2. Indian Aniquary, Vol. XI, p. 236.
  3. Jl. of the Royal Asiatic Society (JRAS), 1909, p. 759. (Also Mujumdar).
  4. History of Sanskrit Literature, p. 116.
  5. Preface to Satakas, p. 6.
  6. Sridharasunu-Narendrapalitayam. Sunu is an obvious mistake for ‘Sena’.