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