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RUYYAKA 285

is wrong in thinking that सर्वस्व borrows from राजतर. (videJ. R. A. S. 1927 at p. 474). The काव्यप्रकाशसक्केत of माणिक्यचन्द्र (composed in 1159-60) refers to the भलं. स. several times (pp. 321, 355 Mysore ed.). Therefore the अलं. स. was composed sometime between 1135-1150 A. D. Vide Z. D. M. G. 62 p. 289. A few words must be said about the commentators of the अलं. स. जयरथ's commentary; designated विमर्शिनी, is a learned one and is very frequently quoted and criticized by re (pp. 325, 337, 352, 380, 387, 414, 418). Among the authors and works quoted by him are अनङलेखा, अलक्कारभाष्यकार (pp. 44, 106,217), अलक्कारवार्तिक (p. 71), अलङ्गारसार (pp. 88, 97, 171,172), अलक्कारानुसारियी, उद्भटविवेक or-विचार, काव्यप्रकाश, काव्यप्रकाशसक्केत (P. 130), तिलक, पृथ्वीराजविजय (p.82), प्रत्यभिज्ञा, भोजदेव (pp. 154, 244), मम्मट, राजतर० (pp. 243-244 twelve verses describing ललितादित्य quoted containing pure upamas), रुद्रट, लोचनकार (p.144), वक्रोकि- जीवितकार (p.188). He frequently discusses readings (pp.26, 47, 63, 158, 215 etc.). He criticizes रुय्यक also (pp. 89, 137). He refers to previous commentators of the सर्वस्व as अन्य: (p. 5). He wrote another work called विवेक (a com. on the तन्त्रालोक of अभिनवगुप्त), at the end of which he gives his pedigree at great length (vide Buhler's Kashmir Report p. 98 and CXLVIII- CXLX). His great-grand-father's brother was a minister of king उच्छल (1101-1111 A. D.) and his father शुक्ार was a mini- ster of राजराज or राजदेव (1203-1226 A.D.). जयरथ learnt vidyas from शङ्त्घर and सुभटदत्त gave him दीक्षा. जयरथ's younger brother जयद्रथ wrote the हरचरितचिन्तामणि (in 32 cantos, published in K. M. series). Therefore, he flourished in the first quarter of the 13th century. This is corroborated by the fact that he men- tions पृथ्वीराजविजय which speaks of the exploits of the great Chohan king पृथ्वीराज (captured in 1193 A. D.). The com. of agaT4 (published in T. S. S. 1926) is not so learned and so copious as that of जयरथ. It was composed at the court of रविवर्मा (of यदुवंश) king of कोलम्ब in केरल (Malabar). This king is said to have been born in 1265 A. D. The com. quotes verses in honour of रविवर्मा (pp. 12, 13, 54, 196&c.), discusses various readings (p. 52) and complains of the loss of illustra- tions from aq4's work (p. 117) and refers to the explanations of other commentators of the स्वस्व (pp. 88, 132, 227). He states that there are five views about the special feature of