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much teaching work nor with the cares of Government nor with constant wars as king Bhoji was. Besides, the number of all Keith's works is hardly one-fourth of wht Bhoja is credited with and several of Keith's books are small manuals. Bhoja waged protracted wars with neighbouring kings viz. those of Karnata, of Gujarat and Cedi and also with Turusk's (vide Udepur Prasasti in E. I. vol. I. pp. 230-232). The विक्रमाङ्कदेव- चरित I. 91 says 'प्रमारपृथ्वीपतिकीर्तिधारां धारामुदारां कवलीचकार' (vide Buhler's Intro. on p. 23). The last years of Bhoj were unhappy as stated above. Some of Bhojas's works are very voluminous. He wrote सरस्वतीकएठाभरण (on Poetics and also on Grammar). His समरान्- WHETTIC (about 7000 verses) has been publishrd in the G. O.S. His work on grammar (सरस्वतोकएठाभरण) has been published in the Madras Un. S. Series (1937) and also in Tri. S. Series. In धर्मशार he appears to have composed several works such as भूपालकृत्यसमुच्चय (m. in कृत्यरत्नाकर Pp. 499), भुजबलभीम (quoted in रघुनन्दन'S तिथितर्त्व, संस्कारतत्त्व, श्राद्धतत्त्व), the राजमातण्ड (quot- ed in आह निकतत्त्व). The present author edited from three mss. 286 verses (out of the 1462 of the Rajamartanda) on tithis, vratas and utsavas in ABORI vol. XXXVI parts III-IV pp. 306-339. Vide the present author's paper on 'Bhoja and his works on Dharmasāstra and astrology' in JOR (Madras) vol. 23 pp. 94-127. His युक्तिकल्पतरु has been published at Calcutta by Dr. N. N. Law (1917) and the तत्त्वप्रकाश in the Tri. S. Series. Besides the huge work called शङ्गारप्रकाश he wrote a कथा called शुङ्गारमन्जरी (vide Annals of Venkateshwar O. Institute, vol. II pp. 459-60 and Buhler's reference in E. I. vol. I. pp. 231-232). He wrote राजमार्तएड (on medicine in 418 verses published by Vaidya Jadawji, 1924) and a com. of the same name on the योगसूत्र of पतञ्जलि (published in Kashi S. Series with five other commentaries). The commentary on the सर. क. is called रत्नदर्पण and was composed by महामहोपाध्याय रत्नेश्वर at the instance of king रामसिंहदेव (of Tirhut). He seems to have flourished in the 14th century. The commentary on the first three परिच्छेदs only has been published. The commentary is a learned one and quotes भानन्दवर्धन, the काव्यप्रकाश, चन्द्रगोमिन्, राजरोखर, रुद्रट, लोचनकार, शुज्गार- प्रकाश. He tells us that he wrote a commentary on the काव्यप्रकाश. On theverse 'हा तो जोज्जलदेउ नैग मदन: सापादयं भूतले' (Ist परि०