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It has already been pointed out that Abhinanda has been mentioned
in later works by several names, and it is, therefore,
His namesake.
necessary to discuss whether all these names refer to one
person or several others as well. In the anthologies some verses are
attributed to one Abhinandana, some to Gauda Abhinanda besides
the Abhinanda of the Râmacarita. Besides these, there are two other
works entitled the Kadambarikathâsâral and the Yogavasisthasára said
to be of Abhinanda's authorship. It is also possible that there were other
works composed by Abhinanda, as can be inferred from the verses attributed
to him in the early anthologies but not traceable in the Râmacarita.
Some scholars think that the two poems, Kadambari kathâsâra and the
Râmacarita were composed by two different authors with the same name but
belonging to two different families. The author of the Kadambari kathasara
characterises himself as the son of Jayantabhatta, grandson of Kalyana-
svámin, who was the son of Saktisvámin. The grandfather of Saktisvámin
was Sakti who originally belonged to Gauda or Bengal but migrated later to
the village known as Darvàbhisára in Kashmir and permanently resided in
that country after getting himself married there. Among the forefathers of
Abhinanda, Jayanta bhatta and Saktisvāmin are known to us as historical
persons, the former as the author of the Nyâyamañjari and the latter as the
minister of King Lalitāditya Muktápida of the Karkoṭaka dynasty of
Kashmir. The author of the Râmacarita, on the other hand, does not give
many details about his pedigree except to mention that he was the son of
Śstánanda. With regard to the identity of Satànanda or his native country
nothing definite is up till now known.
On the strength of these materials we have to consider the observations of
Dr. Bahler made so early as 1873 in the second volume of the Indian Antiquary,
to establish the identity of these two authors as premature and unreliable.
It is, however, to be pointed out that the later writers equally quoted a
large number of verses from both the works referred to above without making
any distinction whatsoever. Abhinavagupta and Ksemendra refer to the
Kadambarikathâsâra in their Dhvanilocana and Suvṛttatilaka." The
1. Published in the N. 8. Press Kavyamala No. 11.
2.
Published in the N. S. Press in Sam. 1944 with the Atmasukha's Com.
mentary.
3.
Dr. F. W. Thomas, Aufrecht, and the editor of the Kâdambari-Kathûsâra
in the N. S. Press.
4.
Vide the initial 12 verses of the Kadambari-Kathâsâra.
5. तथा तूर्णं कवेः कस्य निर्गतं जीवतो यशः ।
हारवर्षप्रसादेन शातानन्वेर्यथाऽधुन ॥ R. O. p. 39.
6.. 3rd Udyota.
7. 1-16.
in later works by several names, and it is, therefore,
His namesake.
necessary to discuss whether all these names refer to one
person or several others as well. In the anthologies some verses are
attributed to one Abhinandana, some to Gauda Abhinanda besides
the Abhinanda of the Râmacarita. Besides these, there are two other
works entitled the Kadambarikathâsâral and the Yogavasisthasára said
to be of Abhinanda's authorship. It is also possible that there were other
works composed by Abhinanda, as can be inferred from the verses attributed
to him in the early anthologies but not traceable in the Râmacarita.
Some scholars think that the two poems, Kadambari kathâsâra and the
Râmacarita were composed by two different authors with the same name but
belonging to two different families. The author of the Kadambari kathasara
characterises himself as the son of Jayantabhatta, grandson of Kalyana-
svámin, who was the son of Saktisvámin. The grandfather of Saktisvámin
was Sakti who originally belonged to Gauda or Bengal but migrated later to
the village known as Darvàbhisára in Kashmir and permanently resided in
that country after getting himself married there. Among the forefathers of
Abhinanda, Jayanta bhatta and Saktisvāmin are known to us as historical
persons, the former as the author of the Nyâyamañjari and the latter as the
minister of King Lalitāditya Muktápida of the Karkoṭaka dynasty of
Kashmir. The author of the Râmacarita, on the other hand, does not give
many details about his pedigree except to mention that he was the son of
Śstánanda. With regard to the identity of Satànanda or his native country
nothing definite is up till now known.
On the strength of these materials we have to consider the observations of
Dr. Bahler made so early as 1873 in the second volume of the Indian Antiquary,
to establish the identity of these two authors as premature and unreliable.
It is, however, to be pointed out that the later writers equally quoted a
large number of verses from both the works referred to above without making
any distinction whatsoever. Abhinavagupta and Ksemendra refer to the
Kadambarikathâsâra in their Dhvanilocana and Suvṛttatilaka." The
1. Published in the N. 8. Press Kavyamala No. 11.
2.
Published in the N. S. Press in Sam. 1944 with the Atmasukha's Com.
mentary.
3.
Dr. F. W. Thomas, Aufrecht, and the editor of the Kâdambari-Kathûsâra
in the N. S. Press.
4.
Vide the initial 12 verses of the Kadambari-Kathâsâra.
5. तथा तूर्णं कवेः कस्य निर्गतं जीवतो यशः ।
हारवर्षप्रसादेन शातानन्वेर्यथाऽधुन ॥ R. O. p. 39.
6.. 3rd Udyota.
7. 1-16.