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Kavya
67
“to the same century (9th ?) and Kashmir belongs Abhinanda, son of Jayanta Bhatta, the logician, who wrote an epitome in epic form of the Radambari of Bāņa, styled the Kadambarikathāsāra, and who mentions Rajasekhara as a contemporary "p. 135.
Bühler regards Abhinanda to have lived not later than 830-850 A. D. cf. his article Abhinanda the Gauda' in Indian Antiquary, Vol. II. pp. 102-6 4 Printed Edition - The work is published in the ‘Pandit' Vol. I. pp. 136, 155, 174 ani Vol. II. pp. 3. 29, 52.1866-67
कादंबरीकथासार
Kādambarikathāsára
433. No. 68
1899-1915 Size.— 7 in. by 10 in. Extent.- 8 leaves ; 18 lines to a page ; 17 letters to a line. Description.- Country paper; old in appearance; Devanagari
characters; hand-writing bold, clear and legible ; folios not numbered ; slightly moth-eaten; yellow pigment used only once ; some portion written in the margin of the last folio ; incomplete.
The Ms. contains some portion of the sth canto, the
6th canto and a few verses of the 7th canto. Age.- The Ms. appears to be old. Author.- Abhinandana; son of Jayanta Bhatta. Begins.- (abruptly)
...... व मम चेतसि वर्तते अवमि पुष्पितरतावत् किन्नरानुसूतिक्रमः सकालपरिणामेन न जाने किं फलिष्यति ॥ अथवा योवनोन्मादकृत एष मम VA: etc. .........