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fourth ancestor Saktiswamin is mentioned at the court of Muktapida (726 A. D.). His patron was the Yuvaraja Kara-varsha of the family of Dharmapaia. The Lochana of the loth century refers to it and so our poet must have Jived in the gik century.
The Kapphanabhyiidaya is a rare poem still in manuscript form. The author calls himself Bhattasiva Swamin and is identical with the poet quoted in the Suhhashitavali of Valafehadeva. He was one of the poets ,of the court of Avantivarman of Kashmir (855-884 A. D.)» It is aMahakavya and closely resembles Magha's work in diction and style.
Ratnakara's Haravijaya—A long poem of 50 cantos* The author was a Kashmirian poet and according to Kalkana (Raj. V., 34) became famous under Avantivannan (855-884 A* D.) ^ but Mfc own statement that he was a servant Brihaspati, £& Jayapida (779-813) would place him earlier. His other works are Vakrakii-panchasika and DJiwanigath&panchikaY of which the former is a collection of crocked sayings in the form of a dialogue between Siva and Parvati. |
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Magha is represented according to the Bhoja-prabandha-as a contemporary of King Bhoja of Dhar. Anandavardhana of the $th century quotes him and Magha himself refers to Jinendrabuddhi. This latter datum assigns the poet to & period not later than the 9th century and no earlier than the 6th, The period of Magha's activity, says Duff, would be-about 860 A. D, The poet calls himself the son of Dattaka and< grandson of Suprabha. Only one work of his, the Sisupala-vadha, has come down to us. A Mahakavya of 26 canto&. 4t has mm^talned ifs place 33 a classical poem through these--