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The Target of Criticism in Bhumaha's Kahyalankara
versions as poctic preces And from amongst the eleven orber Saati works based on the story of king Udayanas eight of them, do not seem to treat the elephaat episode at all In the present circumstances, the likely targets of Bhamaha's criticism might have been any odc or all of the following three works, viz, Udayanacarita cited in the laty darpare, Vatsarājacarita of Sadraka and Vasacadatta-nafyadhara of Subeodhu if of course they be pre-Bhamaha But our knowledge of these works does nox 4o. for the present, beyond their mere titles Till these works are des covered, the problem of the real target of Bbamaha's criticism must retra unsolved and hence open
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cf The Story of king Udayana by Dr Nit Adval, Intro WP XIN-TAUX
