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him several times with respect (pp. 116, 131). Therefore, Udbhata is earlier than 850 A. D. The Kashmirian tradition identifies him with a learned man called 3z who was the सभापति at the court of Jayapida, king of Kashmir (779-813 A.D.). The राजतरद्विणी says 'विद्वान्दीनारलक्षेण प्रत्यहं कृतवेतनः । भट्टोभूदुङ्ग- टस्तस्य भूमिभत: सभापतिः ॥। IV. 495'. If the tradition is accepted axz must have flourished about 800 A. D. Even if the tradi- tion be not accepted, no difference is made. In any case 32 flourished between 750 and 850 A. D. The commentary of प्रतीहारे-दुराज is among the oldest com- mentaries on Alankara works. He tells us that he was the pupil of Mukula (विद्ृदग्रयान्मुकुलकादधिगम्य विविच्यते। प्रतीहारेन्दुराजेन काव्यालक्वारसंग्रहः ॥ Intro. 3rd verse). The last verse of the commentary bestows high praise upon मुकुल, who is said to have been deeply versed in मीमांसा, व्याकरण, तर्क and साहित्य. प्रती- हारेन्दुराज in that verse speaks of himself only as श्रीन्दुराज and as a कौङय (an inhabitant of Konkan). The commentary of प्रतीहारेन्दुराज is concise, lucid and learned. He names भमरुक, उद्गट, कात्यायन, चूर्षिकार (पतब्जलि), दएडी, भामह, भामहविवरण of उद्ट, वामन and quotes frequently from the नाट्यशास्त्र, रुट्रट's काव्यालक्कार and from the ध्वन्यालोक. As मुकुल flourished about 900-925 A. D. his pupil प्रतिहारेन्दुराज must have flourished about 950 A. D. That he is separated from 3R by a long period follows from the fact that he discusses various readings in 3Re's exa- mples e.g. on p.4 he says (on स देवो दिवासान्निन्ये तस्मिन्शैलेन्द्रकन्दरे) 'निन्ये तस्मिन्' इत्यत्र 'निन्येन्यस्मिन्' इति पाठ :. Whether he is identical with the इन्दुराज whose disciple was the great अभिनवगुम्त will be discussed later on. The विशमिनी com. of जयरथ on the अलक्कारसर्वस्व had been known to refer to राजानकतिलक as a commentator of Udbhata's work and as further stating that the author of the अलक्कारसर्वस्व generally followed the views of तिलक; एतच्चोद्गटविचारे राजानक- तिलकेनैव सप्रपन्चमुक्तमिति न तथास्माभिराविष्कृतम्। अलं.स. वि. p. 15; एतदेव राजानकतिनकेनाप्युक्तम्। कारणासामधर्यमिह बाधकत्वेनैव प्रतीयते कार्यानुत्पत्तिस्तु वाध्यत्वेनेति। ग्रन्थकृञ्च प्रायस्तन्मतानुवर्त्येव। तदुक्तसमानन्यायोऽस्माभि: पाठो लक्षितः । अलं. स. वि. p. 158; उङ्धट V. 4 is 'यत्सामभयेऽपि शक्तीनां फला- नुत्पत्तिनिबन्धनम्। विरेषस्यामिधित्सातस्तद्विरोषोक्तिरच्पते ॥'; एतच्चोद्गटविवेके राजा- नकतिलकेन सप्रपञ्चमुक्तमिति ... चिरन्तनेति (from अलं. स.)। अ्रनेनास्मामिः सर्वत्रैव तन्मतानुसृतिरेव कृतेत्यात्मविषयमनौद्धत्यमपि ग्रन्थकृता प्रकाशितमिति। अलं. स. वि. p. 227. This commentary of राजानकतिलक on उद्भट's शलं. सा.