Articles on Sanskrit Literary Scholarship
Fresh Evidence of Dandin's Composition of Kalapariccheda
By Sadashiva L. Katre · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1948
Investigating the authorship of the Kalāpariccheda, the author presents new evidence that the Sanskrit literary critic Daṇḍin wrote this treatise on the arts. Citing Jagaddhara’s commentary on the Kāvyādarśa and other medieval sources, he notes references to…
Kalakuri Copper‑plate Inscription of the Gupta Year 120 (A.D. 439)
By Dineshchandra Sircar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1943
As early as 1935, Rajanimohan Sanyal of Naogong in the Rajshahi district purchased an inscribed copper plate from a villager of Kalaikuri in the Bogra district and sent it to the Varendra Research Society for decipherment and publication. When the Society…
Gangadasa, the author of the Chandomanijari and his Works
By P. K. Gode · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1939
The essay on Gangadasa (also known as Gangadhara) seeks to reconstruct the biography and corpus of a relatively obscure Sanskrit scholar and poet. Using catalogues and manuscript lists, it identifies Gangadasa as the son of Gopaladisa of the Vaidya caste and…