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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
THE SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS.
8379
No. 12495. आनन्दराघवम.
ANANDARAGHANAM. Substance, paper. Size, 11 x 8 inches. Pages, 174. Lines, 20 on a page.
Character, Devanagari. Condition, good. Appearance, new. Complete.
A drama having for its plot the leading incidents in the life of Rama from the time he was led into the court of Janaka by Viśvāmitra and broke agunder the bow kept there down to his coronation after defeating Ravaņa in the battle-field. The author is Rājacūļāmaņidīkşita, whose genealogy is thus given :
Krşņabhatta
Bhava-Svāmibhatta (married Laksmi)
Satyamangala Ratnakhēţa-Srīnivāgadīkşita
(married Kamaksh)
Ardhanārīšvaradikşita
Rājacūdāmaņidikşita (pupil of his brother and author
of this work) The drama is said to bave been staged in the court of Ragbunāthanāyaka, son of Cinnacev va Acyutarāya. Reference is made to Raghunāthabhüpavijaya of Yajñanārāyaņādhvarin. Beginning:
सोमालङ्कतमस्तु वस्तु कुशलस्तोमाय वामाङ्गकच्छायाबालतृणालिचर्वणकलाचश्चन्मगाश्चत्करम् । सव्याधस्फुरदंशुजालकलमश्रेणीशिखाखण्डना
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