History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c11.s3.1

c11.s3.1

In the previous paragraphs it was mentioned that the Pallava court in the days of Simhavishnu was a centre of Sanskrit culture. The occurrence of the name of the work⁵ *Mattavilāsa-Prahasana* in the Māmanḍūr inscription indicates that there was in existence at the time, a work bearing that name. No one knew of this work until the Oriental MSS. Department of the Travancore State discovered this work some years ago. It has now been published as one of the Travancore Sanskrit Series by Mahamahopadyaya Pandit T. Ganapati Sastri. This work is of great value in enabling us to know the nature of religious and secular life led by people during the days of Mahendravarman I, in the first quarter of the seventh century.