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10 PLUMACARIU ness, repeatedly tells us that acquiring proficiency in grammar and scriptures, he alone among the sons and numerous pupils of Svaymbhú came forth, even though still young, to shoulder the burden of continuing and completing Svayambhu's literary work. Tribhuvana holds his father in the highest regard, refers to him as Svayambhudeva, Kavirája, Kaviraja-Cakravartin, Vidvān and Chandaścūdāmaņi" ('crest-jewel of metrics' means?) and makes it a point not to mention his own name alone-unaccompanied by the patronymic. He calls himself Tribhuvana Svayambhū and not merely Tribhuvana. From his reference to himself as Svayambhu's younger son (lahu-tanao, lahu-angajāya, lahua-jāya) it follows that Svayambhū must have more than one sons. He had at least two wives who were educated and cultured enough to be inspiring and helpful in his literary labours'. Of them Amiavvā (Sk. Amộtāmbā): dictated to Svayambhū the Vidyādhara-kānda, while Aiccamvia (a diminutive of Riccamvi, Sk. Adityamba)", dictated Ayodhya-kậnda, the second book of PC. And though' in describing himself Svayambhū gives us, perhaps of set purpose and in confirmation with the con- vention, a funny picture-extremely slim frame, flat nose, sparse teeth and elongated limbs', when he makes an appreciative record of these services of his wives, le is far from sparing in compli- ments. Aiccamviã was a veritable image of Ratnadevi, the consori of the Sun God and correspondingly what were the accomplish- ments and excellences of high-spirited Amiavvă remains for us shrouded in mystery owing to the tantalizing corruptness and obscurity of the relevant stanza'. We have some ground to suspect that Svayambhu had also a third wife. In one of the colophon stanzas of PC. Tribhuvana in order to emphasize his originality" declares: All sons (sua) in general, like caged parrots (sua) learn just to repeat what is taught; the son of Kavirãja (i.e. Svayambhū's son Tribhuvanal on the other hand, was born of the pure womb of Suyavva (or Suyamva), just as the Sruta (sacred knowledge) is produced from within the Sruti (scriptures). This meaning can be got out of the expressions Suyavva sui-gabbha-sambhūo if taken as parano- mastically applying to Tribhuvana and śruta. Suyamva would be more appropriate instead of Suyavva and when applying in Tribhuvana the words are to be taken as one single compound. suyamva-sui-gabbha-sambhuo. On this interpretation Suyavvä or Suyamvá would be Svayambhu's third wife and Tribhuvana's mother. Premi favours" this interpretation. But the evidence appears rather slender for making that suggestion an established fact. !1) Trilhuvana completed Svayarnhhu's_three works PC., RC. and the Siri. Pancani, and himseli composed a Pañcamicarin. He also enjoys the title Mahakavi. (See Appendix 1, 19, 37, 50, 66, 47, 45). 12) Appendix I. 19, 21, 31, 33, 47, 84. (3) Appendix 1, 25, 33. 27. 4.1) Appendix I, 13-14, 15. 1) Premi, 1942, 374 understands the name as Samiavvı. But Ms. P. inserts :: half danda beveen să and miavvă which suggests sā ! Aniauva. (6) The line containing this name is metrically defective. Mss. road Aiccan - vinae which is to be emended as Aiccamvi(ya-na)mje. 18) Appendix I, 13. (7) P.C. 1 2 11. (91 Appendix I, 46. (10) Another colophon slanza (Appendix I: 45) too brings out this ondness of Tribhuvana. Therein he tells us of his having composed a highly wonder- ful Panromicariu quite inclependently of the works of Caturmukha an. Svayambhú. (11) Premi, 1942, 374.