Tenth Report on Search of Hindi Manuscripts for Years 1917 to 1919

SR No.: 010837
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Rai Bahaddur Hiralal
Publisher: Allahabad Government Press
Publication Year: 1929
Total Pages: 532
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 38 MB

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NOTES ON AUTHORS.
medicine by Gopāla in 1778 A.D. and named it Kamalaprakāśa after his own name. He avers that he wrote it at the instance of his Purohita Sambhū-rāma, resident of Jhuni, during the rule of Rājā Raņajīta of Karaul.
No. 95. KARAŅA BHAȚȚA, son of Bamsidhara Pāņdeya, flourishod about 1740 A.D. and attended the court of Mahārāja Hindūpa ti of Pannā (1738-1766). He wrote ao book named Rasa-kallola. This manuscript was noticed previously (see no. 15 of 1904). He wrote another book named Sāhityachandrikā, which was noticed in S R. 1906-08, see no. 57, but the Misra Baudhus in their Vinoda have shown the author of these two books as distinct individuals. (See their numbers 939 and 1110). Karaṇa is a good poet.
No. 96. KEŠAVADĀSA flourished in 1591 A.D. He was the famous poet of Orchhā. He composed many books out of which kavipriyā and Rasikapriyā have been noticed. (See 10. 52 of S.R. 1900 and no. 89 of 1903 A.D.). He is a distinguished poet too well known to need any description. The date of Rasikapriyā is given as Samvat 1648 Kārtika Sudi 7 falling on Rajanīsā or Monday, but that tithi foll on October 14, 1591 A.D. on a Thursday. It therefore appears that Saptami is a clerical mistake for Panchami which commenced on Monday the 11th October, 1591 after 10 p.m. It appears from the statement of the poet that he was asked by Prince Indrajita to write that book and apprently the order was given in the night Darbar on Monday the 11th October, wben the Sudi Panchami of Kārtika had commencod. By a somewhat curious coincidence Kes&vadāsa commenced his Kavipriyā on a bfight Panchami ten years later in Samvat 1658 in the month of Phālguņa. The date couplet recites :
सारह सै अदावनहि फागुन सुदि बुधवारु ।
प्रकट पंचमी को भयो कवि प्रिया अवतार ॥ On this occasion the Chaturthi and Panchami together fell on Tuesday, the last ending on that day 22 hours and 45 minutos