286. VĀGBHAȚĀLAŃKĀRA 287

VĀGBHAȚĀLAŃKĀRA 287

सिरिबाहडसि तगओ भासि युहो तस्स सोमस्स (IV.148 p.72), the com. remarks 'इदानी ग्रन्थकार इदमलक्कारकर्तृत्वख्यापनाय वाग्भटाभिस्य महाकवेम- हामात्यस्य तन्नाम गाथयकया निदर्शयति'. All the examples cited in the work appear to be the author's own. A few examples are in Prākrit (e. g. IV. 49, 53, 54, 74, 78, 106, 107, 148). He cited (as pointed out by Col. Jacob,JRAS 1897 p. 309) six verses which occur in the नेमिनिर्वाणमहाकाव्य, the author of which is a वाग्भट. On the verse ककाकुकङकेकाङ्ककेकिकोकककु: ककः । अ्र्रकुकौक: काककाक ऋकाकुकुककाक्षकु: ॥(IV.12), the com. remarks 'ककाकु इत्येष कोक एकव्यअ्नो नेमिनिर्वायमहाकाव्ये राजीमतीपरित्यागाधिकारे समुद्रवर्णनरूपो शेय:'. But this verse is not found in the printed नेमिनिर्वाष (K.M. series), though नेमिनिर्वास VII. 50 is cited by वाग्भट in काव्यालक्कार as an example of महायमक. It appears that the same वाग्मट was the author of both works. In the verses cited as illustrations king जयसिंह (चालुक्य) of Anhilvad, son of कर्ष, figures very fre- quently. For example, 'इन्द्रेख कि यदि स कणनरेन्द्रसूनुररावणेन किमहो यदि तद्दिपेन्द्रः। दम्भोलिनाप्यलमलं यदि तत्प्रतापः स्वर्गोप्ययं ननु मुषा यदि तत्पुरी सा I।' (IV. 76); जगदात्मकीर्तिशुभंजनयन्नुद्दामधामदोःपरिघः । जयति प्रतापपूषा जयसिंह: दमाभृदधिनाथः (IV. 45); अणहिल्लपाटकं पुरमवनिपतिः कणंवेवनपसूनुः । श्रीकलशनामधेयः करी च रत्नानि जगतीह॥' (IV. 132). Vide also IV.81,85, the former of which (श: स्यन्दनध्वजधृतोडुर- ताम्रचूडः श्रीकणदेवनृपसू नुरयं रखामे) shows that the Anhilvad Chalu- kyas had the figure of a cock on their banner. जयसिंह reigned from 1093 A. D. to 1143 A. D. Vide I. A. vol. 6 p. 180 (at p. 213 the pedigree of the IgFTs of Anhilwad with dates is set forth by Buhler) and E. I. vol. I. p. 293 for the Vadnagar प्रशस्ति of कुमारपाल's reign. The editors of the K. M. series show from the प्रभावकचरित्र of प्रभाचन्द्र (p. 205) that वाग्भट was living in samoat 1179 and 1213 (i. e. 1123 and 1156 A. D.). Therefore, ara flourished in the first half of the 12th century and his काव्यालक्वार was written between 1125-1143 A. D. There are several commentaries besides that of सिंहदेवगखि such as those of जिनवर्धनसुरि, of गणेश, क्षेमहंसगणि, राजहंसोपाध्याय. 29 The काव्यानुशासन of हेमचन्द्र. This work, together with the author's own commentary, has been published in the KM series. The references here are to that edition. There is another edition in two volumes (in महावीरजैनविद्यालय series, containing text, Introduction pp. I-CCCXXX by Mr. R. C. Parikh and notes by Prof. R. B. Athavle (pp. 1-276). The work is divided as usual into three parts, sūtras (in prose), explanation and