Gaudavaho

Author(s): Vakpatiraj, Narhari Govind Suru, P L Vaidya, A N Upadhye, H C Bhayani
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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Harsacarita, famous for his 'pun on every word ' . 36 According to Dr. Bhandarkar, Subandhu, who comes after Bhavabhuti, wrote his work in the first quarter of the 8th century, sometime after Bhavabhūti had composed his Mālatīmādhava.
The two other poets mentioned in the earlier Gāthās ( 798 and 799 ) are Kamalāyudha and Bhavabhūti. The respectful reference made to him by Vākpatirāja, especially the word 'carana' used as a suffix after his name, clearly indicates the high regard the Poet has for him, almost as that for a teacher. The anthologies give the following verses, ascribed to Kamalayudha :
लघुनि तृणकुटीरे क्षेत्रकोणे यवानां नवकलमपलालस्रस्तरे सोपधाने । परिहरति सुषुप्तं हालिकद्वन्द्वमारात् कुचकलशमहोष्माबद्धरेखस्तुषारः ॥
सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागारे - 346125
हंसानां निनदेषु यैः कवलितैरासज्यते कूजतामन्यः कोऽपि कषायकण्ठलुठनादाघघरो निस्वनः । ते संप्रत्यकठोरवारणवधूदन्ताङ्करस्पर्धिनो निर्याताः कमलाकरेषु विसिनीकन्दाग्रिमग्रन्थयः ॥
सुभाषितरत्न कोषे - P. 52
करिकवलितमृष्टैः शाखिशाखाग्रपत्रैररुणसरणयोऽमी भीषयन्तेऽकुनैः । चलितशबर सेनादत्तगोशृद्गचण्डध्वनिचकितवराहव्याकुला विन्ध्यपादाः ॥
सुभाषितरत्नकोषे - P. 274
36. प्रत्यक्षर श्लेषमयप्रपश्च विन्यासवैदग्ध्य निधि प्रबन्धम् । सरस्वतीदत्तवरप्रसादश्चक्रे सुबन्धुः सुजनैकबन्धुः ॥
- वासवदत्ता.