A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s9.43
A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s9.43
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The legends and stories that make Bhartṛhari a brother of the famous legendary king Vikramāditya are of no value for a biography of the poet. Merutuṅga, in his great collection of literary anecdotes³, narrates one such tale, and another one, the story of the wandering fruit is found in the commentary on the Nītiśataka (verse 2)⁴ where it serves to explain the verse:
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- Prabandhacintāmaṇi — Merutuṅga, Sanskrit