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Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c49: Kavicandra

Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c49

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Kavicandra

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Kavicandra, described as the son of Kavikarṇapūra and Kausalyā, and father of Kavibhūṣaṇa and Kavivallabha, is perhaps the same as the poet quoted in the anthology called the *Padyāvalī*². He wrote, among other works, a *Kāvya-candrikā* in 16 *prakāśas* dealing with (1) kāvyalakṣaṇa (2) śabda-śakti (3) rasa (4) bhāva (5) rasabheda (6) rasābhāsa (7) kāvya-bheda (8) pramāṇanirūpaṇa (9) rīti (10) guṇa (11) śabdālaṃkāra (12)

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² *IOC* vii p. 1534, at p. 1535. The verse quoted from Kavicandra's work in *ABod* 212a says that the author was a *bhiṣak* son of Kavikarṇapūra and Kausalyā, and grandson of Vidyā-viśarada. The colophon says that he belonged to the Datta family, and lived in the Dīrghāṅka village *iti dīrghāṅka-grāma-nivāsi-dattakulodbhava-vaidya-śrī-kavicandra-viracitāyām* etc. It is not clear whether Kavikarṇapūra, author of the *Caitanya-candrôdaya*, is identical with Kavikarṇapūra, father of Kavicandra. If it is so, then this colophon is not intelligible. The *Padyāvalī*, which is said to have been compiled by Rūpa Gosvāmin, certainly belongs to a date earlier than 1541 A.D., when it is quoted in Rūpa's *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu*.

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arthālaṃkāra (13) doṣa (14) kavitôpāya (15) nāṭya¹ He quotes, besides older authors, the Kavikalpalatā, the Sāhitya-darpaṇa, the Rāmacandra-campū, the Śānti-candrikā, the Stavāvalī, and an author called Puruṣottama, as well as two of his own work Sāra-laharī and Dhātu-candrikā. He flourished probably at the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century².

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¹ Aufrecht's Bodleian MS contains eight prakāśas named after the first eight topics given here: but our enumeration follows the India Office MS. Cf Regnaud p. 377.

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² Aufrecht mentions (i 16b) a Cikitsā-ratnāvalī (IOC 704) by Kavicandra composed in 1661 A.D. with a query as to the date. For his other works see Aufrecht i 87a.

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Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi

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Editions. (1) with Locana-rocanī of Jīva Gosvāmin. Murshidabad, 1889 (2) with the same and with the comm. of Viśvanātha Cakravartin. Kāvyamālā 95, 1913 (our references are to this edition).

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MSS. Aufrecht i 62, ii 12a, 190b, iii 14b; SCC vii 6.

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Commentaries. (1) Locana-rocanī by Jīva Gosvāmin, often confused with Sanātana Gosvāmin. Aufrecht i 62a, iii 14b; HPS i 33; SCC vii 6. Published with the text.

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(2) Ānanda-candrikā or ºKiraṇa by Viśvanātha Cakravartin. Aufrecht i 62a. Published in Kāvyamālā ed. of the text. The comm. ºKiraṇa-leśa in

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If the Kavicandra cited in the anthology is the same as our author, there will be chronological difficulties in making him son of Paramānanda Kavikarṇapūra, who was a probable contemporary of Rūpa's and is himself quoted in the same anthology.

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Mitra 580 (also in *SCC* vii 5, Kathvate *Rep.* 1891-95, 318) is probably this commentary.

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(3) *Āgama-candrikā* and *Ātmaprabodhikā*. Aufrecht i 62a.

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(4) An anonymous *ṭīkā* in *SCC* vii 3.

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*Nāṭaka-candrikā*

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Edition. Rāsavihāri Saṃkhya-tīrtha, with a Bengali trans. (in Bengali character), Kashimbazar 1907. MSS: Aufrecht i 284b, ii 61b, 207b. Extract in *Ulwar Cat.* 1061 and Mitra 3160; *Madras Cat.* 12900.

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*Rasāmṛtaseṣa*

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Aufrecht ii 220b.

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*Alaṃkāra-kaustubha*

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Edition. with the commentary of Viśvanātha Cakravartin, Murshidabad 1899.

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MSS. Aufrecht i 31b, ii 188a, iii 7b; *KBod* 492-94; *SCC* vii 60.

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Commentaries. (1) *Sārabodhinī* by Viśvanātha Cakravartin, Aufrecht iii 7b. Published with the text.

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(2) *°Kiraṇa* by himself (?). *ABod* 209b, Ulwar 1034.

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(3) *°Dīdhiti-prakāśikā* by Vṛndābana-candra Tarkālaṃkāra Cakravartin, son of Rādhācaraṇa Kavīndra Cakravartin. Aufrecht i 31b.

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(4) *°ṭīkā* by Lokanātha Cakravartin. Aufrecht i 31b.

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*Kāvya-candrikā*

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MSS: Aufrecht i 101a; *KBod* 499.

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