Hariharaviracita Malatimadhavatika. Le commentaire de Harihara sur le Malatimadhava de Bhavabhuti

by François Grimal

The present work is a first annotated edition of the oldest known commentary (end of 12th or early 13th cent. A.D.) of the M?lat?m?dhava of Bhavabh?ti (first half of 8th cent. A.D.). The t??k? is given here with the text of the play as edited by R.G. Bhandarkar. A first appendix gives the list of variants noted between the text of the M?lat?m?dhava edited by R.G. Bhandarkar and the text as it appears through the commentary of Harihara. A second appendix provides the list of variants of the play mentioned in the commentary. Three indices contain, respectively, the list of Prakrit and desi words and those in a vernacular language mentioned by Harihara; the list of citations made by him; and finally the list of terms that designate realia and various notions belonging to the domains of poetics, dramaturgy and erotic literature.