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viii CINTAMAŅISARAŅIKĀ OF DASABALA those found in the Cintāmaņi, for any of the ten KKM colophons; nor any mention of Bhoja, nor of any other king, nor of Buddhism. Yet the identity with our Daśabala is not in · doubt, for the stanza above is followed by our 6.16 with slight
variations, and preceded by the identical 60-year cycle of samvatsara names in the same stanzas. Some of the KKM colophons say that it was part of Dasabala's jyotih-śāstra', which would, if taken seriously, indicate a larger work, or at least a larger scheme of which nothing else is hither to known. The soberer style could denote less discriminating patronage, following the death of Bhoja, just three years after the earlier work.
It is a great pleasure to express my gratitude for the valuable enendations suggested by Dr. V. Raghavan, and for his indispensable help with the proofs.
D. D. KOSAMBI.
