搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 later work鈥檚 on 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ� [Part 21]

Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study)

by Debabrata Barai | 2014 | 105,667 words

This page relates 鈥楻ajashekhara鈥檚 later work鈥檚 on Kavi-shiksha鈥� of the English study on the Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara: a poetical encyclopedia from the 9th century dealing with the ancient Indian science of poetics and rhetoric (also know as alankara-shastra). The Kavya-mimamsa is written in eighteen chapters representing an educational framework for the poet (kavi) and instructs him in the science of applied poetics for the sake of making literature and poetry (kavya).

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Part 21 - 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 later work鈥檚 on 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ�

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Kavika峁噒h膩vara峁嘺 and Aucityvic膩racarc膩 of 碍峁尘别苍诲谤补:

碍峁尘别苍诲谤补鈥檚 Kavika峁噒h膩vara峁嘺 is a valuable work from many aspects of 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ�. It is divided into five chapters or 鈥�Sandhis鈥�. In the beginning of first chapter he describes the contrivance of poetic genius which is divided into two parts: Divya (pleasant) and 笔补耻谤耻峁 (masculinity). Chapter I deal with earning the poetic talent. Chapter II discusses the detail account of apprenticeship of a poet (kavi). The next chapter III describes the astonishment of 碍腻惫测补蝉 and the chapter IV goes to the 骋耻峁嘺蝉 and 顿辞峁蝉 elements of poetry. The last chapter V, highlights the adore view of 艢腻蝉迟谤补蝉.

In the work 础耻肠颈迟测补惫颈肠腻谤补肠补谤肠腻 碍峁尘别苍诲谤补 discusses the theory of Auchitya or propriety, which is the same treatment of 膧苍补苍诲补惫补谤诲丑补苍补鈥檚. It is also demonstrated into 碍补惫颈艣颈办峁Ｄ� works.

碍腻惫测补nu艣膩sana of Hemachandra:

In the K膩vy膩nu艣膩sana (of Hemacandra), Hemacandra basically discusses about the general topic of Sanskrit poetics but certain things of first chapters鈥� are importantly connected with applied poetics. In this part he discusses the attainment of perfection on word power; the instruction for poetic sensibility is too easy. There he also describe like other 补濒补峁僰腻谤颈办补蝉 as the poetry is the sprouts from the imagination of a poet for pleasure, fame and advice like of a wife. Then he says about 辫谤补迟颈产丑腻 as the main cause of poetic faculty, with this vyutpatti and 补产丑腻蝉测补 can enrich the imagination of a poet.

Kavit膩rahasya of 础谤颈蝉颈峁僪补:

碍峁尘别苍诲谤补鈥檚 subsequent 础谤颈蝉颈峁僪补 composed the 碍补惫颈迟腻-rahasya, an unprecedented Kavi-艣颈办峁Ｄ� work, his father 尝腻惫补苍测补 Simha^[1] and guru Jindutta lived in Gurjar prodesa. His friend 痴补蝉迟耻辫腻濒补 was the minister (councilor) of 顿丑辞濒辞办谤腻箩补 during 13th Century A. D. So it may be possible that, 碍补惫颈迟腻-rahasya was composed in this period.

碍腻惫测补办补濒辫补濒补迟腻惫峁泃迟颈 of Amarachandra

It is a famous 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ� work, written by Amaracandra [Amarachandra]. Though his parents name could not be recovered but his Guru was Jindutta. Its composition was based on the 础谤颈蝉颈峁僪补s 碍补惫颈迟腻-rahasya with its own 惫峁泃迟颈. Probably 鈥�厂耻办补惫颈蝉补峁僰颈谤迟补苍鈥� is also another work of Amarchandra.^[2] According to Shyam Sundar Das, Amarachandra composed other thirteen 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ� works.^[3]

碍腻惫测补-办补濒辫补濒补迟腻-惫峁泃迟颈 is divided into four 辫谤辞迟腻苍补蝉

Chanda-siddhi,
艢补产诲补-蝉颈诲诲丑颈,
艢濒别峁-siddhi and
Arthasiddhi, which is very adequate for poetic creation.

碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ� works of 闯补颈尘补峁単补濒补 and Vinay Chandra:

础尘补谤肠丑补苍诲谤补鈥檚 preceding 闯补颈尘补峁単补濒补 composed a 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ� work and 础尘补谤肠丑补苍诲谤补鈥檚 same times Vinay Chandra composed a 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ� work. But it is very painful that those works are not available in the present time, we can get only those names.^[4] A large part of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 碍腻惫测补m墨m膩峁僺膩 is concerned with similar topic.

Kavi办补濒辫补濒补迟腻 of Deve艣vara

Devesvara鈥檚 Kavi-办补濒辫补濒补迟腻 is a recognized and charming 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ� work. It is the specimen or general arrangement of 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ� work. The author cited many 鈥�paricchedas鈥� of 碍补惫颈迟腻-rahasya in this work and it is not difficult to show that he also copies wholesale from the text of his predecessors.^[5] In this way it is highly probable that he was the follower of 碍补惫颈迟腻-rahasya.

Chanda尘补帽箩补谤墨 of Gang膩dasa

骋补苍驳腻诲腻蝉补鈥檚 鈥�Chanda-尘补帽箩补谤墨鈥� is a mentionable work on 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ�. It is written by ideal pursued of 碍别诲补谤谤补迟迟补鈥檚惫峁泃迟补谤补迟苍腻办补谤补. There we have seen a brief discussion about Joti, V峁泃ti, Mitra and 骋补峁嘺 etc. in the various Chandas and their parts.

Kavi办补濒辫补濒补迟腻 of Raghava Caitanya:

It is another work of 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ� written by Raghav Caitanya.

厂腻丑颈迟测补蝉腻谤补 of Aucitya Raigi Morak:

厂腻丑颈迟测补蝉腻谤补 is a suitable work on 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ�, composed by Auchutya Raigi Morak, son of 狈腻谤补测补峁嘺 and 础苍苍补辫耻谤苍腻. He was Maharastriya Br膩hmana. It may be composed in 1837 A. D.^[6] this work is divided into twelve 鈥�Ratnas鈥�.