काव्यालङ्कार (आचार्य भामह - भारतीय काव्यशास्त्र एवं अलङ्कार-सिद्धान्त मूल महाग्रन्थ सटीक)

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are concerned with the excellence of ideas. अर्थव्युत्पत्तिः
न ईदृशी An investigation of the sense is no mere gram-
matical correctness. In the 2nd half of the verse
Bhāmaha states that he cares both for the adorn-
ment of words and adornment of meanings. But be
it noted that the adornment of words which has a
bearing on sounds and falls within the purview of
शब्दालंकार is not the same as the grammatical correct-
ness of the discarded school of thinkers. Verse
cited in Kāvya Prakāśa, 6th Ullāsa.
शब्दार्थौ सहितौ काव्यं गद्यं पद्यं च तद्द्विधा।
संस्कृतं प्राकृतं चान्यदपभ्रंश इति त्रिधा ॥ १६ ॥
16. The word and its meaning together con-
stitute a Kāvya. It is of two kinds—Prose and
poetry. There is also a threefold classification
into Sanskrit, Prākrit and the other one—Apa-
bhraṁśa (colloquial language).
16. शब्दश्च अर्थश्च शब्दार्थौ सहितौ काव्यं Words and mean-
ings together constitute a काव्य or literature. This-
is more or less the definition of काव्य. Based on this
is the definition given by Mammaṭa in Kāvya Pra-
kāśa viz., अदोषौ सगुणौ सालंकारौ शब्दार्थौ काव्यं. The defini-
tion given by Sāhityadarpaṇa is वाक्यं रसात्मकं काव्यम् and
the one given by Rasagaṅgādhara is रमणीयार्थप्रतिपादक-
शब्दः काव्यम् or more fully चमत्कारजनकभावनाविषयार्थप्रतिपादक-
शब्दः काव्यम्. After defining काव्य Bhāmaha proceeds to