Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c48.3

v1.c48.3

Commentaries. (1) *Vyaṅgyārtha-kaumudī* by Ananta Paṇḍita, son of Tryambaka Paṇḍita (Timaji) and grandson of Bālo Paṇḍita, and great-grandson of Nīlakaṇṭha-paṇḍita. His native place is Puṇyastambha (Puntambem in Ahmednagar) on the Godāvarī. The comm. was written at Benares in *saṃvat* 1692 = 1636 A.D., at the request of Candrabhānu, son of Vīrasenadeva and grandson of Madhukara. The date of composition is specified in the concluding verse which is given in the India Office MS (Eggeling *IOC* iii p. 365), but omitted in the printed text. Ananta also wrote a *Mudrārākṣasa-pūrvapīṭhikā* (Mitra 1654), and a commentary on *Govardhana-saptaśatī* in 1645 A.D. (ed. Kāvyamālā 1). MSS: Aufrecht i 495a, ii 116a, 220a, iii 106a; *SCB* 2238; *Madras Trm* A 1132: *Madras Cat.* 12943-44.