Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c31.31

v1.c31.31

11. PARAMĀNANDA CAKRAVARTIN. His commentary is entitled *Vistārikā*. He refers to Miśra, Dīpikākṛt (Jayanta Bhaṭṭa?) and Viśvanātha and he must be later than Vidyānātha, whose *Pratāparudra* is cited by him. He is himself cited by Kamalākara, Narasimha Ṭhakkura, Vaidyanātha (*Udāharaṇa-can°*), Nāgoji Bhaṭṭa, Ānanda and Ratnakaṇṭha. Probably a Naiyayika of Bengal. He mentions his guru Īśāna, and appears to refer in a punning verse¹ to the *Tattva-cintāmaṇi* of Gaṅgeśopādhyāya. Jhalakīkara thinks that the *cakravarti-lakṣaṇa*, found in the fourteen *gādādharī lakṣaṇas*, was formulated by him. Paramānanda, from his citations, cannot be earlier than the second half of the 14th century; and he probably flourished before the 16th century, at the end of which Gadādhara flourished. He must be distinguished from Śrī-vidyā Cakravartin, apparently a South Indian writer, who commented on Ruyyaka (q.v.) as well as Mammaṭa, and who is also cited under the common designation of Cakravartin. Paramānanda also wrote a commentary on the Naiṣadha (IOC vii p.1438).