A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s9.77

v3.c35.s9.77

Under the name of Nāgarāja, one of the kings of the Ṭāka-dynasty, is found one Bhāvaśataka¹, a kind of collection of riddles. In each verse it is said about some person that he would do this or that in certain situation; sometimes the reader is expected to conjecture why he did this or that; sometimes it is told at the end of the verse. Of indefinite age is the Upadeśaśataka² of Gumāni. In it common moral lessons are taught with the help of allusions to well-known myths and fables. Anyoktimuktālatā is another śataka, consisting of 108 ornate allegorical stanzas, of Śambhu, who lived in the court of King Harṣadeva (1089-1101 A.D.) of Kashmīr³.