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XXXIV INTRODUCTION Amoda by Ashtamirti is a metrical one and the other is called Kadambaripadarthadarpana, the author of which is unknown, Through the kindness of MrP. Varadachari, Librarian of the Government Oriental MSS. Library at Madras, we were able to secure a transcript of a commentary on the Uttarabhaga, which has hitherto been inaccessible to the public. The commentator's name is Arjunapandita son of Chakradasa..* He seems to have been the chief of the Brahmins of Karmapura. The original MSfrom which the transcript supplied to us was made is in the possession of Pandi M. O. Anandalvar of Bangalore. The commentary of Arjuna is a learned and critical one. He often discusses various readings. He takes great pains to point out in numerous cases the suggested meanings of the authorHe is often very acute in bringing out esoteric suggestions from plain words (vide extracts on p. 125 and p. 228 ). He seems to be saturated with the doctrines of the Alamkarikas about Rasa, Dhwani &c. He frequently quotes Amarasimha, Manusmriti, Bhagvatgita, Raghuvamsa. Among the other autlors and works quoted are the Kavyीdarsa of Dandin; Murari, Yamunamuni, Harsha charita, Kamandakiyantiststra, Kalidasa (generally re ferred to as Mahakavi ), Uttararamacharita, Vishnu. purीna, Mahabharata, Magha. He refers to other commen bators of the Kadambar in the word kechit; but does not mention any one by name. There are a few quotations which we have not been able to identify. It may be mentioned that the text on which Arcomments generally agrees with the Calcutta editions and not with Peterson's. + The reasons why we did not include the commentary of Arjuna in the presont edition are many. In the first place, we had with us only a transcript made from a single The concluding verses are: ‘‘श्रीभट्टबाणतनयग्रथितनिगूढार्थगचव- धस्य । अर्जुनपण्डितरचिता टीका भूयादियं चिरं जयिनी । श्रीमस्कूर्मपुरावनीसुरस् भामुक्तावलीनायकः श्रीगोपीजनवल्लभाड्रिकमलद्वन्द्रप्रसादोज्ज्वलः । श्रीमानर्जुनए ण्डितः शुभगुणः श्रीचक्रदासात्मजः साहित्यार्णवकर्णधारपदवीमालम्बते सांप्रतम् । । Vide pp. 296, 30, 312 &c. 9