Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c47.15

v1.c47.15

The *Gīta-gaurīśa* appears to have been modelled on Jayadeva's *Gīta-govinda* which, like Kālidāsa's *Meghadūta*, gave birth to numerous imitations in later times¹. Even a cursory examination of these two works will show the close connexion between them; and it is remarkable that not only the general scheme, but even the verses in some chapters of Bhānudatta's poem correspond in metre with those of Jayadeva's. Thus