Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study)
by Debabrata Barai | 2014 | 105,667 words
This page relates 鈥楻ajashekhara鈥檚 concepts on Kavyartha (theme of poetry)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).
Part 4.5 - 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 concepts on K膩vy膩rtha (theme of poetry)
After discussing the various 腻肠腻谤测补蝉 views about poetic theme he is concentrated about the divided the meaning of poetry into two i.e.
Muktaka-办腻惫测补 is dispressed, free and simple poetry and Prabandha-办腻惫测补 is a long and known as Mah膩办腻惫测补.
Therefore the both types of 碍腻惫测补 are again five types-
C.f.
鈥�sa punardvidh膩 | muktakaprabandhavi峁yatvena | t膩vapi pratyeka峁� pa帽cadh膩 | 艣耻诲诲丑补岣�, 肠颈迟谤补岣�, kathottha岣�, sa峁僾idh膩nakabh奴岣�, 膩khy膩nakav膩峁兣沜a [ iti ] 触鈥�
- 碍腻惫测补m墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-IX, Pp- 46
The meanings of poetry devoids of history is 艢耻诲诲丑补, to describe it in detail is Citra, the old tales or historically related meaning of poetry is Kathottha. In the poetry where the incidents are possible thus known 厂补峁僾颈诲丑腻苍办补产奴 and the meaning of poetry with the history is imaginated is 膧办丑测腻苍补办补惫腻苍补.
C.f.
鈥�tatra mukte tiv峁泃ta岣� 艣耻诲诲丑补岣� | sa eva saprapa帽ca艣肠颈迟谤补岣� | v峁泃tetiv峁泃ta岣� kathottha岣� | sambh膩vitetiv峁泃ta岣� sa峁僾idh膩nakabhu岣� | parikalpitetiv峁泃ta岣� 膩khy膩nakav膩n 触鈥�
- 碍腻惫测补m墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-IX, Pp- 46
Then he gives all the example of five sub-types of both 办腻惫测补 with an illustration. There after his advices to the poets that, they should compose all the language of poetry, not only in Sanskrit but also 笔谤腻办峁泃补 and others depending on his mental disposition. They also be always mind and aware of the relation between sound and sense in their various functions.
In this way the poets with the wisdom of his poetic power can achieve the popularity and spreads fame the entire world.
C.f.
鈥�sa峁僺k峁泃avatsarv膩svapi bh膩峁Ｄ乻u yath膩s膩marttha峁� yath膩ruci yath膩kautuka峁� c膩vahita岣� sy膩t | 艣补产诲腻谤迟丑补测辞艣肠腻产丑颈诲丑腻苍腻产丑颈诲丑别测补惫测腻辫腻谤补辫谤补驳耻峁嘺迟腻尘补惫补产耻诲丑测别迟补 触鈥�
- 碍腻惫测补m墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-IX, Pp- 46