A History of Sanskrit Literature c14.21

c14.21

More than twenty commentaries on the *Raghuvaṃça* are known. The most famous is the *Saṃjīvanī* of MALLINĀTHA, who explains every word of the text, and who has the great merit of endeavouring to find out and preserve the readings of the poet himself. He knew a number of earlier commentaries, among which he names with approval those of Dakshiṇāvarta and Nātha. The latter no longer exist. Among the other extant commentaries may be mentioned the *Subodhinī*, composed by Dinakara Miçra in 1385, and the *Çiçuhitaishiṇī*, by a Jain named Chāritravardhana, of which Dinakara's work appears to be an epitome.