A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.t1.83

v2.c32.t1.83

श्रीवास्तव्यकुलप्रकाशमणयो ये पूर्वजा विश्रुताः श्रीहम्मीरपुरे * * * * * तदन्वये किं बहुना प्रसिद्धश्रीचक्रपाणिः कुलकैरवेयुः(न्दुः)
* * * * * * * तस्य बुडिसुभगस्य तनूजो भावसिंह इति भूपतिमान्यः ।
* * * * * * * तस्यात्मजो दीर्घमतिः प्रहृष्टो नामाढमल्लो * * । तेन * * वीनाश्यते (?) (विन्यस्यते) शार्ङ्गधरप्रकाशः । हस्तीकान्तपुरी पुरा पुरजिता काशीव विद्वज्जनै- र्व्याप्ता यत्र सरःसरिद्गणवरा चर्मण्वती पापहा । यस्यां ह्रद्वतवासुदेवचरणद्वन्द्वाम्बुजः क्ष्मापतिः ख्यातो धर्मइवास्ति धर्मगतिषु श्रीजैत्रसिंहः प्रभुः ॥ तस्यां शार्ङ्गधरोक्तानां योगानां च प्रकाशिनौ । क्रियते साढमल्लेन संहितायाः प्रदीपिका ॥ agree word for word with those in Rasendrachintāmani, which only proves that both have drawn on a common stock. There is no question of the one borrowing from the other, as internal evidence proves that both belong to the same period. Abhayānanda Gupta in the preface to his edition says :—" There is a tradition to the effect that Gopāla Kavibhūshana of Dakshina Banga is the compiler of this book ; but this can scarcely be accepted as he lived not long ago." Again. "Its commentator, Rāmasena Kavīndramani (author of Arthabodhikā) was court physician to Nawáb Jaffer Ali Khan of Bengal (Mir Jaffer) some 200 years ago." Rāmasena himself quotes from 3 commentaries of this book ; hence it was recognised as of some degree of importance at that time and must have been composed long before. This work is very popular in Bengal and is a vade mecum of the local Kavirājas.