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and the Mayurasandesa of Udayaraja (early 16th cen-
tury) are particularly noteworthy. An incomplete sande-a-
kavya in Prakṛt called the Bhingasande a" is generally
supposed to be the work of an author from Kerala
The four hitherto unpublished Sandeśas which
we are publishing as Nos. 204, 205, 206 and 207 of the
Trivandrum Sanskrit Series originally appeared in the
pages of the Journal of the Kerala University Oriental
Manuscripts Library. Of these, three are definitely
works of authors who belonged to Kerala while the
fourth is only presumably so. All these four works
conform to the traditional pattern of sandeśakāvyas.
They are all composed in the Mandakrāntā metre and
are divided into the Purva and Uttara bhāgas as is
the case with most of the sandesas. In all the four
poems the Purvabhāga describes the route to be followed
to get to the house of the heroine while in the Uttara-
6 Poona Oriental Series, 84.
7
8.
Edited by Dr. A. N. Upadhye, Karmarkar Commemoration
Volume, Poona, 1948. Ms. No. 1471 A.
Kāmasandeśa
- Vol. XI, 1.
Hamsasandeśa - Vol. XII, 1&2.
Cukorasandeśa - Vol. XI, 2.
Marutasandeśa
- Vol. XI, 3 & 4.
9.
It is interesting to note that one Sundesak vya, the Nilakantha-
sandesa of Punnasseri Sreedharan Nambi(No. 1453)is not divi-
ded into two parts; it has only one part consisting of 136 verses
and the Mayurasandesa of Udayaraja (early 16th cen-
tury) are particularly noteworthy. An incomplete sande-a-
kavya in Prakṛt called the Bhingasande a" is generally
supposed to be the work of an author from Kerala
The four hitherto unpublished Sandeśas which
we are publishing as Nos. 204, 205, 206 and 207 of the
Trivandrum Sanskrit Series originally appeared in the
pages of the Journal of the Kerala University Oriental
Manuscripts Library. Of these, three are definitely
works of authors who belonged to Kerala while the
fourth is only presumably so. All these four works
conform to the traditional pattern of sandeśakāvyas.
They are all composed in the Mandakrāntā metre and
are divided into the Purva and Uttara bhāgas as is
the case with most of the sandesas. In all the four
poems the Purvabhāga describes the route to be followed
to get to the house of the heroine while in the Uttara-
6 Poona Oriental Series, 84.
7
8.
Edited by Dr. A. N. Upadhye, Karmarkar Commemoration
Volume, Poona, 1948. Ms. No. 1471 A.
Kāmasandeśa
- Vol. XI, 1.
Hamsasandeśa - Vol. XII, 1&2.
Cukorasandeśa - Vol. XI, 2.
Marutasandeśa
- Vol. XI, 3 & 4.
9.
It is interesting to note that one Sundesak vya, the Nilakantha-
sandesa of Punnasseri Sreedharan Nambi(No. 1453)is not divi-
ded into two parts; it has only one part consisting of 136 verses