Dhundhi-raja (IAST: Ḍhuṇḍhirāja), also known as Ḍhuṇḍhi Vyāsa, was an 18th-century Sanskrit writer from Varanasi, who settled in the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom of present-day Tamil Nadu, India.
He is noted for writing a commentary on Mudra-rakshasa (1713 CE) and an adaptation of Gita-govinda.
Dhundhi-raja was also known as Dhundhi-raja-vyasa-yajvan or Dhundhi-raja-yajvan,[1] yajvan being the title accorded to a person who had performed a ritual sacrifice (yajna).
[3] Dhundhi-raja was a Marathi-speaking brahmin, originally from Varanasi.
He describes himself as a pauranika (Purana story-teller) of Shahaji.