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

a mere matter of convenience, and if divided into
chapters, Ucchvāsa and Lambaka are but different
nomenclatures.
(3) What is the rule that Vaktra and Apara-
vaktra metres alone should find a place in Ākhyā-
yikā, and Āryā and other metres in a Kathā? The
difference is extremely artificial. आर्यादिवत्प्रवेशः किं न
वक्त्रापरवक्त्रयोः.
(4) A poet is free to utilise his favourite ideas
and favourite expressions in any composition he
chooses Why should it be restricted to Ākhyā-
yikās? कविभावकृतं चिह्नमन्यत्रापि न दुष्यति.
(5) With regard to topics like कन्याहरण etc.,
Ākhyāyikā has obviously no monopoly. Are they
not found in Mahākāvyas which are classed under
poetry? If they be common to poetry and a species
of prose, why should the other species of prose
alone be deprived of those incidents? कन्याहरणसंग्राम-
विप्रलम्भोदयादयः । सर्गबन्धसमा एव न ते वैशेषिका गुणाः ॥
(6) How does a preamble alter the character
of a narrative? It is the genius of the author that
will decide the appropriate introduction to a story.
Men of genius will impart excellence into a work,
whichever way they begin. मुखमिष्टार्थसंसिद्धौ भवेत्किं न कृता-
त्मनाम्.
The distinction between Ākhyāyikā and Kathā
having thus been found to be baseless, there is no.