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Preface
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We know (See I. O. Cat. No. 1387) that Candesvara, son of Virešvara (son of Devaditya ), and minister of king Harasimhadeva of Mithila (or Nepāla), had Krtyaratnakara compiled under his direction. Candesvara was living in A. D. 1314. He was a cousin of Horesvara. Our Ms. informs us that Bhadharadatta was a younger brother of Viresvara. If we add about 50 years to the age of Horesvara, who, being a cousin of Candesvara might be considered to be his contemporary, we get 1364 A. D. as the time of Vatsesvara, the author of Cikitsāsāgara.
For fear of making this preface too lengthy, I would only make a passing reference to the following Mss. which give some historical data.
II Amṛtasagara.
74 Cikitsasagara. 126 Pathyapathyavibodha. 136 Pratapakalpadruma. 142 Magarajapaddhati. 166 Yogatarangiņi. 169 Yoganibandha. 199 Rasaratnadipa. 229 Rasendracūḍāmaņi.
233 Rogārogavāda. 234 Lakṣmaṇotsava.
237 Vicarasudhakara.
239 Virasimhävaloka.
253 Vaidyakasarasamuccaya.
The problems connected with the dates, etc. of some of these Mss. and their authors have been already worked out by the indefatigable Mr. Gode in his articles. I also have written about Lakṣmaṇotsava in the Karnataka Historical Review, Vol. III., Nos. 1 and 2. I would invite the attention of historians to these Mss. specially to Magarajapaddhati which is written by one Magaraja of Sahigila family ruling at Sadharaṇapura. My efforts to solve the identity of this ruler or his family or even Sädhäraṇapura, have been of no avail as yet.
