सङ्गीतरत्नाकर: प्रथम भाग (शार्ङ्गदेव - स्वरगताध्याय सविस्तार व्याख्या व अनुवाद सहित)

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ed by Śārṅgadeva as his father.¹ He also lived in the time
of Siṅghaṇa. Since Śārṅgadeva mentions the names of the
Yādava Kings only upto Siṅghaṇa, it appears that he too
compiled his works Adhyātmaviveka and S. R., during the reign
of King Siṅghaṇa.
Siṅghaṇa's death saw some scuffle between the des-
cendants for the throne. The Yādava rule itself lasted only
70 years after Siṅghaṇa died, after which the Muslims took
over. In this period Kṛṣṇa, Mahādeva, and Rāmacandra
were the successors to the throne. Bopadeva, another illus-
trious figure in the Yādava rule lived in this period. He was
the son of Keśava, the author of Siddhamantra. Bopadeva
was a versatile genius and had to his credit a number of
books on such diverse subjects as, Sāhitya, Vyākaraṇa, Āyurveda,
Jyotiṣa, Bhāgavata, including a commentary, 'Prakāśa' on his
father's work 'Siddhamantra'. His contemporary and a close
friend was Hemādri who was the chief minister during this
period; he too was a great scholar of Āyurveda and had
several books and commentaries to his credit
Thus we see that the Yādava rule in the Deccan patro-
nised eminent scholars from various fields and in particular
from Āyurveda. Some of the rulers themselves, we have seen,
were adepts in Āyurveda and other subjects. All this gives
us a picture of the time, place and the environment in which
Śārṅgadeva lived and produced his monumental work.
4. Various Editions of S. R.
Three printed editions of S. R. have been published
till now.
(i) The earliest edition of S. R. was brought out in
1879 by Kālīvara Vedāntavāgīśa and Śāradā Prasāda Ghosa
from Calcutta. This was printed at the New Arya Press,

1. There is however, an element of doubt regarding the two
   Soḍhalas being identical, for Soḍhala of the Āyurveda-nighaṇṭu
   mentions his Gotra as Vatsa whereas Śārṅgadeva belongs to
   the Vṛṣagaṇa Gotra. See introduction to Gada-nigraha edited
   by Gaṅgāsahāya Pandeya
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   Calcutta. This volume contained only the Svarādhyāya and
   is accompanied by the commentary of Siṁhabhūpāla.¹
   Since we have not had access to this edition, we cannot
   say whether this is a critical one or not.
   (ii) In 1896, S. R. was published in the Ānandāśrama
   Series (No. 35). Edited by Mangesh Ramakrishna Telanga,
   this was brought out in two volumes. The second volume
   appeared in 1897. The first volume consisted of the
   chapters I to V. The remaining two chapters comprised the
   second volume. Kallinātha's commentary to the entire text
   accompanied this edition. Thus, this is the first printed
   edition incorporating the full text of S. R.. This is a critical
   edition in so far as the various available manuscripts and the
   reading of the commentator have been collated.
   (ii) The Adyar Library and Research Centre, Madras,
   has brought out the latest edition of S. R. The entire text
   along with the two commentaries of Kallinātha and Siṁha-
   bhūpāla is edited by Pandit S. Subrahmanya Sastri and is
   published in four volumes. The first volume contains the
   first chapter; the second volume—the second, the third and
   the fourth chapters; the third volume—the fifth and the sixth
   chapters; and the fourth volume—the seventh chapter. The
   first volume appeared in 1943 and the last one in 1953, while
   the second volume was revised by Pandit V. Krishnama-
   charya and published again in 1959.
   Even though Kunhan Raja² in his introduction to the
   first volume, states that both the earlier editions of S. R. and
   other manuscripts have been compared in the preparation
   of the Adyar edition, it fails to be a critical one. Variant
   readings, excepting those found in the commentary of
   Siṁhabhūpāla have not been indicated.
2. See p. vi, Kunhan Raja's introduction to S. R. Vol. I,
   Adyar ed.
3. p. vii Kunhan Raja's introduction to S. R. vol. I. Adyar ed.