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Dhoyi-The poet-His history and date.
Dhuyi, Dhoyi, Dhoi or Dhoyika as he is differ
ently called in different works and Mss.' was a poet
famous at the court of the Sena king Lakṣmaṇa Sena.
Thus king Kumbha (14th century) in his commentary
Rasikapriya when commenting on I. 4. of the Gitagovinda
records the following tradition.
" इति षट् पण्डितास्तस्य राज्ञो लक्ष्मणसेनस्य प्रसिद्धा इति रूढ़ि : "
"These six scholars viz. Umāpatidhara, Jayadeva, Saraṇa,
Govardhana, Srutidhara and Dhoyi were famous as the
court-poets of Lakṣmaṇasena-so runs the tradition." The
commentary Rasamañjarī also points to the same fact."
But curiously enough a couplet, traditionally handed down,
which gives the names of the "five jewels" at the court of
Lakṣmaṇasena does not mention the name of Dhoyi. The
verse, in question, runs as follows-
"गोवर्द्धनश्च शरणो जयदेव उमापतिः ।
कविराजश्च रत्नानि समितौ लक्ष्मणस्य च ॥"
"Govardhana, S'araṇa, Jayadeva, Umāpati and Kavirāja―
these were the jewels at the court of Lakṣmaṇa".
It is, however, supposed by some scholars that the last
name in the list viz. Kavirāja refers to Dhoyi.
This supposi-
1. Pischel Die Hofdichter Des Laksmanasena-p. 33. Sadukti
karnamrta and verse 101 of the Pavanaduta give the name
Dhoyika.
2. Gitagovinda (Nirnayasagara Press edition.) Also cf. another
commentator who begins his interpretation of the verse with
the words-'fa लक्ष्मण सेनस्य सामाजिकान् वर्णयति । - गीतगोविन्दम् -
Lassen-p. 72.
Dhoyi-The poet-His history and date.
Dhuyi, Dhoyi, Dhoi or Dhoyika as he is differ
ently called in different works and Mss.' was a poet
famous at the court of the Sena king Lakṣmaṇa Sena.
Thus king Kumbha (14th century) in his commentary
Rasikapriya when commenting on I. 4. of the Gitagovinda
records the following tradition.
" इति षट् पण्डितास्तस्य राज्ञो लक्ष्मणसेनस्य प्रसिद्धा इति रूढ़ि : "
"These six scholars viz. Umāpatidhara, Jayadeva, Saraṇa,
Govardhana, Srutidhara and Dhoyi were famous as the
court-poets of Lakṣmaṇasena-so runs the tradition." The
commentary Rasamañjarī also points to the same fact."
But curiously enough a couplet, traditionally handed down,
which gives the names of the "five jewels" at the court of
Lakṣmaṇasena does not mention the name of Dhoyi. The
verse, in question, runs as follows-
"गोवर्द्धनश्च शरणो जयदेव उमापतिः ।
कविराजश्च रत्नानि समितौ लक्ष्मणस्य च ॥"
"Govardhana, S'araṇa, Jayadeva, Umāpati and Kavirāja―
these were the jewels at the court of Lakṣmaṇa".
It is, however, supposed by some scholars that the last
name in the list viz. Kavirāja refers to Dhoyi.
This supposi-
1. Pischel Die Hofdichter Des Laksmanasena-p. 33. Sadukti
karnamrta and verse 101 of the Pavanaduta give the name
Dhoyika.
2. Gitagovinda (Nirnayasagara Press edition.) Also cf. another
commentator who begins his interpretation of the verse with
the words-'fa लक्ष्मण सेनस्य सामाजिकान् वर्णयति । - गीतगोविन्दम् -
Lassen-p. 72.