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•fisherman and handed over to King Bhoja, who thereupon* got the lost work patched up. Hence it is, that this dra:*xi& is more an anthology of the verses of so many authors, -together for the occasion.
the well-known author of Kashmir, has i assigned to the nth century. His Karnamndari is a drama
of four actsV after the manner of the Ratnavali. It describes the secret intrigues of a Chalukya prince with a Vidy adharai princess. The plot ends in a public marriage between them and a reconciliation with the queen. Though with no originality of plot, the style displays a true poetic art. The language is highly imaginative and the descriptions extremely fanciful.
:fr Kshemisvara was the grand-nephew of Vijiaprakoshta,
The resemblance of names has sometimes led to the confusion of this author with Kshemendra. It is an undisputed fa.ct that these ace different individuals. Kshemisvara has always an appellation of Arya prefixed to his name while Kshemeodra is known as Vyasadasa. Kshemisvara does not name his irame* diace parents, who perhaps were not very famous, whereas * Kshemendra in his Auchitya-vichara-eharcha gives bis Mi
I parentage. White the rhetorical works of Kshemendra. quoto
illustrative examples from all other wqrks of his , not one is gleaned out from the Chanda-kausika, Nor does any catalogue or tradition bring this work under the head of Kshemeodra's .authorship. Besides Kshemendra refers to his patron King Ananta of Kashmir (1028-1081 A.D.); whereas Kshemisvara iitt his drama does not mention, Ananta but Mahipaladeva* These arguments must overthrow the identity of Ksheraisvara •with Kshemendra, , ,l's wqrfe .described Rama's Jife better. Tiic* slabs on which the work was written! wef s. jdi^cijyered by at* •of his writings.congratulation*