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of this commentary Padamañjari, or the Käsikävytti and the celebrated Sivācārya of the same name. The difficulty is not removed by the argument that the grammarian is invariably called Haradattamióra while the Saivācārya is called as Haradattācārya, that Miéra is a northero honorific suffix and Acirya & southern one; and that the Saivācārya, who certainly was a Southerner is thus to be distinguished as different from the writer on grammar. Scholars accept that the author of the Padamañjari also must be a Southerner, since he is said to quote a Telugu word- artas an illustration. Further the Saivite ring about the mangala bloka of the Padamaðjarl lends support to the view of the identity between the two Haradattas. Scholars also opine that the aathor of the Padamañjar), since ho is profusely quoted by the author of Purugakāralslā Sūtra, most be older than the 13th century. Whether the author of the Padamañjarl is identical with Haradatta, the author of the commentary on the Asyalāyanagshyasūtras, is also an interesting problem. The Padamanjari is described under Nos 6457-5465
PADAMANJARĪMAKARANDA OF
RANGANĀTEA DIKSITA. This commentary of Rañganatha Dikaita is a valuable one and it bas not been printed. It seems to be a very voluminous work since the first pada of the first Adhyāya itself is nearly 5000 granthas. The author belonged to the village of Kangaramā. pikkam, to which place belong the celebrated authors, Rimabhadra dikaita, Dharmarājādhvarin and others. It appears he has written a commentary called Pūrnimi, on the siddhinta Kaumudi also. For further details about him, refer to the Intro.
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