Vakroktipañcāśikāṭīkā
Work
ID: 108725
Full name: Vakroktipañcāśikāṭīkā
Site of composition: Kashmir
Language: Sanskrit
Discipline: Kashmir Śaivism, Kāvya
Alternative names: Vakroktipañcāśikā‧ṭīkā
Name in local script: वक्रोक्तिपञ्चाशिकाटीका
More facts:
- The Vakroktipañcāśikā‧ṭīkā is Vallabhadeva’s brief gloss of the Vakroktipañcāśikā by the 9th century Kashmiri poet Ratnākara.
- Vallabha calls the original poem Vakrokti‧varṇana, and refers to his commentary as a ṭippaṇa and as a pañcikā in the preliminary verses.
Story:
- Preliminary verses – vāgīśvarīṃ namaskṛtya gaṇānāṃ ca tath’eśvaram | vakroktivarṇane rātne pañcikā kriyate laghuḥ || sūnur ānandadevasya raṇabhū‧vyomni bhāsvataḥ | vakroktivarṇane rātne ṭippaṇaṃ vallabho vyadhāt || Colophon || ity amātyavarânandadevasūnu‧śiśupālavadhâdy’aneka‧kāvya‧ṭīkā‧kartṛ‧śrīvallabhadeva‧kṛtayā ṭippaṇyā sametā śrībālabṛhaspaty’anujīvino vāgīśvarâṅkasya vidyādhipaty’apara‧nāmno haravijaya‧mahākāvya‧kartuḥ kaśmīra‧deśodbhava‧rājānaka‧śrīratnākara‧mahākaveḥ kṛtir vakroktipañcāśikā samāptā ||
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Last update: 09.10.2021 - 13:46
Relates to Works
This work is a commentary on: Vakroktipañcāśikā
Relates to People
People mentioned in this work: Ratnākara