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INTRODUCTION.
धात्वर्थेन विशिष्टस्य विधेयत्वेन बोधने । समर्थः खार्थयत्नेन शब्दो वाऽऽख्यातमुच्यते ॥ (A MS. is lying in Vimala Gaccha's Bhandār at Ahmedābād No. 6 Bundle No. 3).
14. Prākrita-subhāṣita-sangraha-An anthology being a collection of elegant witty or enigmatic prākrit gāthās-verses-selected by the author. (A MS. of 25 folios written in the author's time is also found in the above place at Vijāpur).
15. Sūkti-ratnākara-A collection of 377 elegant Sanskrit verses of different poets including the author himself on six seasons viz. vasanta, grişma, prāvrt, sarada, hemanta and sisira. The poets and works quoted are many, some of whom are unknown and some anonymous; so they furnish us a field of research relating to the said unknown poets and worke. The works quoted are Sūkti-kalpalata, Sūkti-sudha, Sūkti-sahasra, Kõvyaprakāśa, Meghābhyudaya and Krşņa-kridita-kävya. Poets quoted are: Bhojadeva, Kşemendra, Rājasekhara, Sarvadāsa, Bhartphari, Amaracandra the author of Bălabhārata, Bāṇabhatta, Amaru, Goi and Dhoi, Kulapati, Bhāravi, Trivikrama, Vijjikā (poetess). Pāṇini, Gāndhika Bhalluka, Raghupati, Bhānukara alias Vaidya Bhānupandita, Lolimba or Lolimbarāja, Rāmajişņu son of Harihara Koka, Rudra, Kumāradāsa, Kālidāsa, Nāthakumāra, Bihlaņa, Māgeśvara, Rudrata, Śrīharşa, Vyāsa, Bhattisvāmi, Śrutidhara, Rāma, Madana, Someśvara, Madhusūdana Sarasvati, Bhagiratha; Lakşmidhara, Dandi, Amộtavardhana, Mahāmanuşya, Vankalāvartta and Mayūra (A correct MS. copy is found in 16 folios in Pravartaka Kāntivijaya's Bhandăr-Baroda No. 1613, wherein first 5 folios covering description of the first season Vasanta are wanting, hence poets and works quoted in that portion cannot be mentioned here).
100 Most of the poets quoted here are also quoted in Sarangadhara-paddhali (Bom. San
Series No. 37) as stated hereunder with the total number of verses agsribed to the particular author mentioned in bracket therein and with the indication of other anthologies, if referred to therein such as: Saduktikarnämsta (-Skm), Kavindravacang-samuccaya (-Kys) Vallabha's Subhāṣitādali (-Sbhv.) and Jalhaņa's Sūktimuktāvali (-Sml). Amara-Amaruka (28) and Skm, Kvs, Sbhv, Amarasinha's Balabhārata (1). Amptavardhana (1) and Sbhy. Kālidāsa (the great poet) (26) and Skm; Kvs; Sbhv. Kumāradās& the author of Janakiharaṇa (4) and Skm; Kys; Sbhv. Kşemendra (61) and Shhv. Trivikrama Skm;-Vaidya Trivikrama (3); Trivikrama Bhatta (8) and Sbhv. Daņdinauthor of Dasakumāra carita (19) and Skm; Kvs; Sml. Dhoi-Skm. alias Dhoyika (1) and Sml. Nāthakumăra (1). Pāṇini (2) and Skm; Kvs; Sbhv. Băņabhatta-author of Kādambari ( 16 ) and Skm; Kvs; Sbhr. Bilhaņa (17) and Skm; Sbhy; Sml. Bhattisvāmin-Bhattasvāmin (1): Bhartrhari (62) Skm; Sbhv; Sml. Bhalluka Gandhin may be Bhallata (11) and Sbhv. Bhåravi (6) and Skm; Sbhv. Bhojadeva-Bhoja Narendra or Bhojarāja (13) and Skm) Kvs; Sml. Madana (2). Mayura (5) and Skm; Kvs; Sbhv; Sml. Mahāmanuşya (2; and Skm; Sbhv; Sml. Rājasekhara (14) and Skm; Kvs; Sbhv. Rudra (9) and Skm; Kvs, Sml; Sbhv. Rudrata (2). Lakşmidhara (5) and Skm; Kvs; Sml. Vijjikā-Vijjaká-Vidya (13) and Skm; Kvs; Sbhv; Sml. Vaidya Bhānupandita-Bhānukara (4)–Bhanupandita (2). Vyås& (32) and Skm; Sml. Sriharşa (11) and Skm; Kvs; Sbhv; Sml. Śrutadhara Rama may be Srutadhara (2) and Sbhv. Sarvadāsa-Sarvadása (1). Somes'vara-Bhatta Somesvara (1). (Vide Dr. Har Dutt's article 'An Analysis of authorities quoted in the Sărangadharapaddhati' Annals of B. O. R. Institute Vol. XVIII pages 77 to 84). Bhattisvămi
is the famous author of Bhatti-kāvya; Madhusudana Sarasvati is the author of Advaita. 10
