The well-known author of the Harṣacarita, [Page1192-a+ 46] Kādambarī and Caṇḍikāśataka. Pārvatīpariṇaya and Ratnāvalī are also ascribed to him. His date is indisputably fixed by that of his patron Harsha- vardhana of Kānyakubja who was reigning during the whole of Hiouen Thsang's travels in India which lasted from 629 to 645 A. D. Bāṇa must, therefore, have lived in the latter half of the sixth or the first half of...

m. or vāṇ/a (RV.), b/āṇa (AV.; later more usually vāṇa q.v.) a reed-shaft, shaft made of a reed, an arrow RV. &c 727,2 144242 m. N. of the number five (from the 5 arrows of Ka1ma-deva kāma-deva; cf. pañca-b) Su1ryas.; Sa1h. 727,2 144242.05 m. the versed sine of an arc Gan2it. 727,2 144242.10 m. a mark for arrows, aim BhP. 727,2 144242.15