History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c14.61

c14.61

This doubt was shared by several scholiasts of the 17th century A. D., who affirm that the plays were composed by Dhāvaka in the name of Harṣa. Thus says Nāgoji in his *Kāvyapradīpoddyota*: "Dhāvaka was a poet, and having composed the *Ratnāvalī* in Śrī Harṣa's name obtained much wealth, such is the report" (Dhāvakaḥ kaviḥ sa hi Śrī-Harṣa-nāmnā Ratnāvalīm kritvā bahu dhanam labdhavān, iti prasiddham).¹