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stated there that it gives the account of Rāma, which is apparently due to the fact that 2 manuscripts viz., Rāmāyaṇasūchanikā and Yugala-rasa-mādhuri were amalgamated. Thus the quotation in the commencement deals with Rāma and that at the end distinctly refers to Kțishņa. The beginning of our manuscript is quite distinct and gives the description of Brindābapa. The quotation from the middle refers to Śyāma and that at the end to the same. There the poet calls himself the bee overjoyed with the pollen of the lotus feet of the moon of Bșindābana.
No. 162. RATNA HARĪ flourished about 1812 A.D. He composed the following books :-(a) Dābarathi dohāvali or life of Dasaratha's son, Rāma, (6) Dūrādūrārtha-dohāvali on different topics with a play on the different meanings of words, (c) Jamaka-damaka dohāvali or verses bristling with alliteration and phrases signifying different things descriptive of Rāma, (d) Rāma-rahasya-prabandha or story of the Rāmāyaṇa in 2 parts. Ratnahari is an artist. It requires a lot of imagination to understand him.
No. 163. RĀYACHANDRA Nāgara Brāhmaṇ composed Tikā Gita Govinda or a metrical translation of Gita Govinda at the instance of Rājā Setha Dālachanda of Mursidābād in Samvat 1831=1774 A.D.
No. 164. RAYA SĀHIB SIMHA wrote a book named Kosa or lexioon. The manuscript is very old in appearance. The author's time is unknown.
No. 165. RISHIKEŚA flourished about 1751 A.D. He was a native of Āgrā. He composed a book named Bhāshā Yoga-sādhana in Samvat 1808=1751 A.D. at the request of his friend Jivanadāsa. The poet was noticed in S. R. 1906–08 (vide no. 221).
No. 166. SAHACHARI-SARAŅA belonged to the Sakhi Section of the Nimbārka Sampradāya and flourished sometimes about the year 1850 A.D. He was a Panjābi. The following
