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Three manuscripts of Simhabhūpāla's commentary on the Sangitaratnākara have come to our notice. One is in the collection at the Fort at Bikaner and we were able to secure a transcript of it. There is another work in the Oriental Library at Baroda and for this also, we were able to have a transcript. The third is in the Bhandarkar Research Institute, Poona.' It is found that this last manuscript consists of a few stray leaves and so we did not utilise it. Another manuscript is known to exist in Kashmere. We tried very much to secure a loan or a transcript of it. But we are informed that the manuscript is not available there.
Kallinātha also gives some information about himself in the introductory portion of his commentary. He speaks about the Karņāțaka country with the Kāverī and the Kșsņā on the south and the north of the country,' which extends to the eastern and the western coasts.* Here on the banks of the
'Simhabhūpāla's commentary is not noticed in Rajendrala) Mitra's Catalogue. No. 1120 there is a part of Kallinātha's com. mentary. A new and complete Catalogue is under preparation. But the numbers have not been finally assigned and as such no number is given here for the Manuscript.
The Catalogue has not yet been printed. Descriptive Catalogue, Vol. XII, No. 327.
The MS. is not noticed in any catalogue. But its existence in the Raghunath Temple, Srinagar is known through private information.
* Verses 5-14 in the commencement of the commentary. 6 31 aufcert: verse 5. ifra tencurauitatata Fiscattatia: Ibid. sta: sifza gaforfasta997 912791ia Ibid.
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