54. COMMENTATORS OF NĀTYASĀSTRA 51

COMMENTATORS OF NĀTYASĀSTRA 51

जानातु शङ्कुक: ॥ भोगरत्यादिभावानां भोगं स्वस्योचितं ब्रवन्। सवथा रससर्वस्वमर्मा- स्प्राक्तीन्न नॉयक: ॥ लोल्लट appears to have advanced his arguments on the basis of the पूर्वमीमांसा; vide e. g. अ. भा. vol. II. p. 196 'प्रत्येकप्रसअत्वलाभाव

बाधनादितितु भट्टलोल्लटोक्तं प्रकते सिध्यति विरोधाभावाद्।', Compare the well- known sutra of जैमिनि 'शुतिलिङ्गवाक्यप्रकरएस्थानसमाख्यानां समवाये पारदौ- बल्यं०' (III.3.14). There is a श्राद्धप्रकरण of लोल्लटाचार्य in the Anandasrama collection of mss. at Poona (no. 3175), which frequently cites the views of मेघातिथि in verse. The reference is probably to the स्मृतिविवेक of मेधातिथि mentioned by the latter in his मनुभाष्य. It is doubtful whether the author of the श्राद्धप्रकरख is identical with the लोल्लट that wrote on रस, as the former must be held to have flourished after 900 A. D. Sankuka's view on the theory of Rasa will be stated in part II. His date has already been given above (p. 43). He came after Lollata and criticizes the latter's theory of rasa (vide A. B. vol. I. p. 274). He appears to have been a regular commentator of the नाट्यशास्त्र. (a) On chap. III. verses 21-22, A.B.vol. I p. 75 mentions Sankuka's views on रङ्पीठ 'अ्रतः चतुर्हस्तं रक्पीठपृष्ठे एव मएडलमित्युक्तं भवति। शक्ककादिभिः षोडशहस्तावकाशाभावः आसनस्त- म्भादिवशात्तस्मादकृत एव रङ्गपीठे इत्यादि वृथव बहुतरसुपन्यस्तम्।'; (b) On chap. 18.10(p.411 of GOS ed.) (प्रख्यातवस्तुविषयं प्रखयातोदाशनायकम्) about नाटक, A. B. quotes शङ्कक's explanation and rejects it; (c) On the verse नृपतीनां यच्चरितं नानारसभावचेष्टितं बहुषा । (18. 12 G. O. S.) Sani- kuka's explanation of what is intended by the word नृपतीना is cited and rejected;1 (d) Sankuka's view about नाटिका (18. 60, vol. II. p. 436) has been cited under लोल्लट; (d1) On chap. 21. 40(= K. M. 19. 40) अभिनव refers to the examples illustrating that verse about प्रतिमुखसन्धि given by शङकुक; (e) Qn 21. 42 about विमशसन्धि (= K. M. 19. 42 the reading of which is followed by शङ्कुक)

1. श्रीशङ्कुकस्तु व्याचष्टे। विजिगीषुररिरमध्यमोदासीनी मित्रं मित्रमित्रमिति। एरषा चरितमितिबहुवचनेन लभ्यते। Vide H. of Dh. vol. III. pp. 218-222 for विजिगीषु and the others; chap. 18.12 of भ. भा. (GOS. II) has नृपतीना यच्चरितं नानारसभावचेष्टितं बहुधा। सुखदुःखोत्पत्तिकृतं भवति हि तन्नाटकं नाम। This is the verse on which शङ्कक commented. 2. उद्घाटितत्वाद बीजस्य स्तोकमात्रं तु शङ्ककादिभिरुदाहृतं थरतदेकदेश- लक्षयमिति द्रष्टव्यम्। p.25 of भ.भा. vol. III GOS.