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THE SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS. 8621 Kesava and consanguine brother of Rucikarakavi, which commentary is here again commented upon under the name Prabha by Tatsat Vaidyanatha, son of Ramabhatta and grandson of Vitthalasuri. Govinda, the commentator, bewails the death of Sriharsa. Beginning of Prabha: yah sarvadaivataganesu mahanupendra brahmadibhih satatapujitapadapadmah | sa svardhunivimalavaritarangabhangairasmakamasu samayatvasubham mahesah || gurupadasarojani pranamya ca gajananam | kavyapradipasavyakhyam prabhakhyam vitanomyaham || preksavatpravrttaye svapitradinamapurvakam mangalamacarannevamiseyam darsayati-- sonodevya iti | rucikarakavih sapatnabhrateti jneyam ; anyatha prathamatanayah kaniyaniti ca na sangacchate ; tasmadvaimatreyah rucikarakavih ayam tu khama- tujyestha eveti jneyam | Beginning of Pradipa: sonodevyah prathamatanayah kesavasyatmajanma srigonvido rucikarakaveh snehapatram kaniyan | srimannarayanacaranayoh samyagadhaya cittam natva sarasvatamapi mahah kavyatattvam vyanakti || vacanasandarbhavisesarupasya granthasya praripsitatvena stotumucitayah sevyama- nayasca vagdevya aspadabhutam kavibharatim tadabhinnatvenadhyavasitam praripsita- pratibandhaka duritasantaye granthakrtsamstauti | niyamyante saurabhadayo dharma aneneti niyatirasadharanah | * Beginning of Kavyaprakasa : grantharambhe vighnavighataya samucitestadevatam granthakrtparamrsati- niyatikrtaniyamarahitam hradaikamayimananyaparatantram | navarasaruciram nirmitimadadhati bharati kaverjayati || End of Kavyaprakasa : na prthakpratipadanamarhantiti kalyanamastam || Colophon : sampurna kavyalaksanam ||