Appendix 5 - References to Bhasa and his Works

APPENDIX V. REFERENCES TO BHASA AND HIS WORKS. In Chapters II, III, IV and VI, we have already quoted many references to Bhasa including Nos. 1-18, 20-23 and 25 as given by Prof. Devadhar in App. C (pp. 573-577) to his Bhasanatakacakra. Nos. 19 and 24 from Prof. Devadhar's list appear below as Nos. 4 and 11. Much doubt has been expressed as to the genuineness of the references given by S. Narayana Sastri from Kavihrdaya, (alleged to be a work of Dandin) and Kavyanusasana, (alleged to be a commentary on Kavihrdaya by Hemacandra), as MSS of these works have not yet been discovered or even known; these references occur as Nos. 3, 9 and 12 in this Appendix, and we have taken them from Pt. R. V. Krishnamachariar's Bhumika to the Priyadarsika (pp. xxii-xxiii, xxvi). No. 1 below is from Abhinavabharati (Natyasastra, Vol. 1, pp. 251-252, Gaekwad’s Oriental Series) where the Editor of the Natyasastra, proposes for e, and Dr. Stein (Indian Historical Quarterly, XIV, pp. 638-639) and Prof. Kane (Pathak Commemoration Volume, p. 394) approve of the emendation. The next quotation is from Kumarapalapratibodha (p. 81, Gaekwad’s Oriental Series), No. 5 is from the Natyadarpana (p. 53, Gaekwad’s Oriental Series and No. 6 has been taken from Dr. Keith's History of Sanskrit Literature (p. 336) where he states it to be from Udayasundarikatha of Soddhala. Sarasvati kanthabharana...(Kavyamala, p. 215) supplies us with the next quotation, and the following one, alleged by S. Narayana Sastri to be from Kavivimarsa of Rajasekhara (cf. Krishnamachariar, Priyadarsika, Bhumika, pp. xxi-xxii, xxv-xvvi) occurs in the Sarngadharapaddhati (No. 188, p. 30, Bom. Sanskrit Series, No. XXXVII ). For No. 10, we are indebted to Prof. P. K. Gode, Curator, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, who supplied this, the only inscriptional reference to Bhasa, so far available. As stated by Prof. Gode, it occurs on p. 28, Archaological Survey of India, No. 5, 1876-Inscriptions from Kathiawad and Kutch. (1) ( yadaha sriharsah - ) ata eva ha (bha ? ) so nama ( kavih ) kasmimscinnatake "diva yatascittajvarena kalirita evabhivartate | asakyamasya purato'vasthatu " mityadi | (2) udayanassa jogandharaino amacco, so niya-pahu-moyavanattham ummattagavesanam padhai- yadi tam caiva tam caiva tam caivayatalocanam | na harami nrpasyarthe naham yaugandharayanah ||

APPENDIX V ] REFERENCES TO BHASA [ 29 The verse occurs in the Pratijna. (3) kuryurnah kavayah kavitvakalamapracina bijankuraksetrani prathitaprabhah subhamatim sribhasabanadayah | (4) 'kuna sankocane ' curadirdirghadiriti dhatupradipah | tatha ca 'kunam bahuyuga ' miti bhasakavih | (5) tato daivayattaphale daridracarudattadirupake purusavyaparasya gaunatvat katham prarambhadayah syuh ? na tatrapi nayakasya phalarthitvat, phalasya ca prarambhadinantariyakatvat | ( 6 ) babhuvuranye'pi kumaradasabhasadayo hanta kavindavaste | yadiya gobhih krtinam dravanti cetamsi candropala nirmalani || (7) bhasayatyapi bhasadau kavivarge jagattrayim | ke na yanti nibandharah kalidasasya dasatam || (8) bhaso ramilasaumilau vararucih srisahasankah kavi mainthobhara vikalidasataralah skandhah subandhusca yah | dandi banadivakarau ganapatih kantasca ratnakarah siddha yasya sarasvati bhagavati ke tasya sarve vayam || (9) valmikivyasabhasaprabhrtibhiruditam kalidasadhyakadyairguptam bhuktam ca banaprabhrtibhiranagham sahitisauhitim tam || (10) vyasamvyatanutam virocanasutastyagam kavitvasriyam bhasavyasapurassara prthuraghuprayasca viravratam | prasam napitakini gururapi srivastupaladhruvam janimo na vivekamekamakrtotsekam tu kautaskrtam || ( 11 ) saunakamiva bandhumati kumaramavimarakam kurangiva | arhati kirtimatiyam kantam kalyanavarmanam || ( 12 ) samprati param kasthamadhirudhenapi bhasena bhutapurva svakiya dasa na vismrta | yato'nena purvacaritam ghatakarparenodakavahanameva pratisatam | pratisam cemamasahamanah pare kavayah parihasitumanaso vikramarkasabhyamenam bhasam tajjatismarakena ghatakarparanamna vyavajahuh | kramena ca sa eva vyapadeso bhasamahakaveh suprasiddhah sampannah |