रत्नावली नाटिका (सम्राट हर्षवर्धन - शास्त्रीय नाटिका रत्न सम्पूर्ण ४ अङ्क सान्वय सटीक)

INTRODUCTION xv (1) S'ri Harsha, is the author Naishadhiyacharitam and खण्डनखण्डखाद्यम् etc., and he was the court-poet of the King of Kanauj named Jayachandra in the 12th century. (2) S'ri Harsha was the father of Munja and Sindhula and the grand father of Bhoja of Dhara. (3) Acc. to Rájatarangini S'ri Harsha was a King of Kashmere reigning from 1113 to 1125 A. D. (4) Fourthly S'ri Harsha was the King of Tháneswar who reigned from 607 A. D. to 647 A. D. He was a son of the old King Prabhákaravardhana and his elder brother was Rájyavardhana who was killed within a short time after he was installed as the king. H. H. Wilson attributes the authorship of Ratnavali to S'ri Harsha of Kashmere reigning from 1113 to 1125 A. D. Now S'ri Harsha of Naishadhiyacharitam cannot be the author of Ratnávali. For he was not a king as the author of Ratnávali was ; again he has alluded in his works to the fact that he had attained the favour of the King of Kanauj. More- over when he has mentioned the names of all his works, he could have referred to the Ratnávali as well, if he had at all been the author of the work. Secondly S'ri Harsa the grandfather of Bhoja flourished in the 12th century. And S'ri Harsha the King of Kashmere to whom Wilson attributes the authorship of Ratna'vali reigned from 1113 to 1125 A. D. None of these kings can be the author of Ratnávali, by reason of some stanzas (Sl. 8 of Act I and Sl. 2, 3,7 and 4 of Act II) of Ratnávali being quoted by Kshemendra who acc. to Buhler flourished about the middle of the 11th cent. More- over the quotations from these three plays by Dhanika who flourished in the 10th century establishes firmly the same fact. It is now sure that Ratnávali was written by one S'ri Harsha who flourished long before the 10th cent. A. D. The King Jayápida of Kashmere reigned, acc. to scholars