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The titles have generally the suffix prakasika. He was 
elder brother of the next writer Mahesa, and younger brother 
of Mahadeva, whom he praises highly. 
7. MAHESA THAKKURA. 
He wrote a sub-commentary on the commentary of Jaya- 
deva on Gangesa’s work, named Aloka-darpana or the mirror of 
the light. 
e was son of Dhira and Candra or Candrapati, and 
younger brother of Mahadeva, the above-named Bhagiratha 
and Damodara.! 
The Darpana is quoted as an authority in Satkara Misra’s 
Tri-sitri-nibandha-vyakhya.? Its time lies therefore between 
i and Sankara Misra or between 1270 and 1450 a.D. 
me of the two brothers may be placed tentatively in the 
Rasen’ century. 
8. SANKARA MISRBA. 
He wrote both on Smrti and on Darsana, chiefly Vaisesika. 
fis extant philosophical works are as follows :— 
(i) The Atma-tattva-viveka-kalpa-lata, a commentary on 
ayanacarya’s polemical treatise. 
(ii) The dnande-carthane, pleasure-increaser, @ commen- 
n Sriharsa’ s Vedantic Khanda na-khanda-kha- 
dy, “hick is referred to in ‘Pragalbhacarya’ s 
entary thereon. 
(ii) The-Tatecint mani-mayukha, 2% commentary on 
a’s famous work in Nyaya. 
(iv) The Wns stirs atbor dhe oy akhya, @ sub-commentary 
on Udayanacarya’ 8 fika on the first three sutras 0 
Gotama’s Nydaya-siitra. It professes s to bea ag 
plement to the vyakhya of the authors of ve a5 
ee Darpana (Mahesa) and Udyota (Vahi- 
ati). 
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eta numiin-Bloka-darpana { (Ind Off. Cat., p 631, No. 1389), en 
HARTI SAT UTM AITS 
aR + +44 Shr egraleqst | 
WaaHararelaniiae faa 
waifarewais zou aaem ii [ ei) 
HVS auACySalSu ae saTTanas | 
Sow) cde tae ecrar ecnee eee ee nfeu) 
H. Shastri, Notices, vol. IIT. p. cline: No. me introd. verse 2 :— 
wRINeGulqqafyah|t AAasaaT 
Tate distararagqiemia HAA: : Cru] 
