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

FIRST PARICCHHEDA 17
20. It deals with deliberations in council, em-
ployment of ambassadors, march or expedition, war
or battle and the hero’s victory or glory. It should
contain five sandhis or stages in the development of
the plot. It should be easy reading, not requiring
much commentary and should abound in happy situ-
ations.
21. Though it deals with all the four ends of
life, it should largely contain instruction in the
field of temporal greatness. It should conform to
the practice in the world, and it should distinctly
embody the several emotions.
19. सर्गबन्धः A poem constituted of a number of
sargas. It is also called महाकाव्यं as distinguished from
खण्डकाव्यं महतां महत् The big of big poems or the poems
of great men like Vālmīki, Kālidāsa etc. ग्राम्य Vul-
gar. अग्राम्यशब्दं Possessed of refined words. अर्थ्यं अर्था-
दनपेतं Possessed of refined ideas. अलंकारैः सह वर्तत इति
सालंकारं Provided with figures of speech. आश्रय means
a नायक or hero. सन् आश्रयः यस्य तत् सदाश्रयं Treating of a
noble hero It will be seen that the definition thus
insists upon शब्द, अर्थ, अलंकार and नायक. The definition
is not yet complete. The rest of it is given in the
next verse.
20. मन्त्रः Diplomacy ; deliberations with minis-
ters. दूतः Embassy ; sending of ambassadors. प्रयाणं
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