काव्यमीमांसा (महाकवि राजशेखर - कवि-रहस्य एवं देश-विभाग सटीक)

THIRTEENTH ADHYĀYA 227 Page. 74. l. 4. The word त्वक्षीर may be read as त्वक्सार which means ‘bamboo’. The metaphor or रूपक in this verse is between the moon and the चूडामणि and in support of it, a simile or उपमा comparing the broken pieces of bamboos with the rays of the moon, is given. The word त्वक्षीर. may also be read as तवक्षीर which means arrow-root and is known in vernacular as तव्खीर. l. 9. The reading भासिनि may be preferred here as the stars are similar to the कुमुद flowers and they provide themselves as signs to determine the position of the tank. *[l. 10. रजनिपुरन्ध्रि ( वामनालङ्कार. IV. 3. 32.) ] l. 16. विशिखामुखेषु=at the commencement of public roads in the `cities. *[l. 18. वियति विसर्पतीव quoted in काव्यानुशासन of हेमचन्द्र. There we find जरठशरकाण्डविपाण्डुषु and हसतीव.] l. 22. Three ślokas from स्फटिकमणिघट इवेन्दुः etc. explain the portion शशिकलशपरिस्रुता ज्योत्स्ना which is the last part of the verse विशिखामुखेषु विसरति etc. आमपिधानम्=raw lid. Page. 75. ll. 3-8. The poet Surānanda, on this point, seems to follow Ānandavardhana whose views are already stated. This Surā- nanda belonged to the Yāyāvaragôtra to which Rājaśekhara belonged, as can be inferred from the verse contained in the Bāla- rāmāyaṇa and cited below. स मूर्तो यत्रासीद्गुणगण इवाकालजलदः सुरानन्दः सोऽपि श्रवणपुटपेयेन वचसा । नचान्ये गण्यन्ते तरलकविराजप्रभृतयः महाभागस्तस्मिन्नयमजनि यायावरकुले ॥ 1-13. He was in the court of the rulers of the Cedi country, and was probably a contemporary of king Raṇavigraha of Cedi (cir. 875-911 A. D. see Bhandārkar Report VI. p. xix.) There is a verse bearing on this point, in the Sūktimuktāvali and is attributed to Rājaśekhara :— नदीनां मेकलसुता नृपाणां रणविग्रहः । कवीनां च सुरानन्दश्चेदिमण्डलमण्डनम् ॥ p. 47. ( G. O. S. edition ).