206. 204 HISTORY OF SANSKRIT POTICES

204 HISTORY OF SANSKRIT POTICES

काव्यकौतुक (231) of भट्टतौत, कुमारिलभट्ट (234), चन्द्रिकाकार (221), तन्त्रालोक (23), तापसवत्सराज (an analysis of its six Acts, on pp. 186- 187), भट्टतौत (34), दण्डी (175), प्रभाकरदर्शन (234), भतहरि (author of वाक्यपदीय, p. 55), भागुरि, मनोरथ, विवरणकृत, यशोवर्म (author of रामाभ्युदय), वत्सराजनरित, वामन, स्वप्नवासवदत्ता (a drama), हृदयदर्पख (32 twice, 76). He frequently quoted his own verses (43, 48, 51, 91, 11₺, 143, 223). 'Some of these verses are said to be from his own स्तोत्र (pp. 91, 223). He tells us that he wrote a commen- tary (विवरण) on the काव्यकौतुक of his teacher तौत (p. 221). He wrote the लोचन after the तन्त्रालोक (p. 23). अभिनवगप्त was a very prolific writer. For an account of his parents, teachers and works, vide below section 21. In the introduction to the लोचन he refers to भट्टन्दुराज as his teacher and quotes very frequently the verses of भट्टेन्दुराज as illustrations (29,51, 142, 197. 259, 279). On pp. 29, 51, 142 he is cited simply as भट्टेन्दुराज and on pp. 51 and 142 as अस्मदुपाध्याय-भटटेन्दु- राज. The quotations show that भट्टेन्दुराज eomposed poems in both Sanskrit and Prakrit. The last is a Prakrit गाथा. That भट्टेन्दुराज was not only a poet but also a critic follows from the words of the लोचन (p. 197) 'यथा वास्मदुपाध्यायस्य विद्वत्कविसहृदयचक्रवर्तिनो भट्टेन्दु- राजस्य' where he highly eulogises इन्दुराज as supreme amongst learned men, poets and men of taste. In his commentary on the भगवद्गीता (Buhler's K. report) p.80 and p. CXLVIII) he tells us that his guru भट्टन्दुराज belonged to the कात्यायनगोत्र, that the latter's grandfather was सौचुक and father भूतिराज. In several places the लोचन quotes the views of his guru or उपाध्याय on the words of the व्व यालोकor examples cited therein. On the intro- ductory verse स्वेच्छाकेसरिय: of the ध्वन्यालोक, the लोचन (p. 3

कादम्बरीकथासार wehave a pedigree. शक्तिस्वामिन who was a counci- llor of king मुक्तापीड of कर्कोट dynasty-his son कल्याएस्वामिन्-his son चन्द्र-son जयन्त-son अभिनन्द. From राजत. IV. 43 it appears that ललितादित्य was another name of मुक्तापीड, who ruled Kashmir from 700 to 736 A.D. अभिनन्द was 5th in descent from शक्तिस्वामिन् and so allowing about 120 years for four generations अभिनन्द should have flourished about 820-850 A. D. Why भभिनव mentions जयन्तक as the author and not भभिनन्द is not clear. Probably it is a slip or जयन्तक means 'son of जयन्त' or जयन्तक was written by scribes for जयन्तपुत्रक. The तिलकमअरी of धनपाल (about 1000 A. D.) praises श्भिनन्द in Intro. verse 33.