काव्यमीमांसा (महाकवि राजशेखर - कवि-रहस्य एवं देश-विभाग सटीक)

126 EXPLANATORY NOTES
The whole of the Nāṭyaśāstra of Bharata explains only these
11 principles one after another in 36 chapters.

1. 12. रसाधिकारिकम्। The section dealing with the Rasādhikāra
   or the explanation of Rasas is attributed to Nandikeśvara.
   Nandikeśvara is reputed to be the chief follower of Mahādeva
   and as one of the earliest writers of Kāmaśāstra in 1000 chapters.
   Cf. वात्स्यायन 1. 1. 8. 'महादेवानुचरश्च नन्दी सहस्रेणाध्यायानां पृथक्कामसूत्रं प्रोवाच'।
   This work of Nandī is said to have been summarised by many
   writers such as, औद्दालकि, श्वेतकेतु, बाभ्रव्य, पाञ्चाल and वात्स्यायन. Here the
   word Rasa indicates only the S'ṛṅgārarasa and not others
   namely, Vīra, Karuṇa, etc, which are recognized as Rasas only in
   Nāṭya. Because the Nāṭyarasas or the emotions produced on the
   audience while witnessing a drama, and explained by Bharata
   in the Nāṭyaśāstra, form the subject matter of the previous
   Adhikaraṇa रूपकनिरूपणीयम् of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā. The actual
   Karuṇa, Vīra, Bībhatsa, etc. cannot be called Rasas or enjoy-
   ments as persons having these emotions do not get any enjoyment
   whatsoever. But when these Rasas Karuṇa etc. are enacted by
   skilful actors with histrionics on the stage, the corresponding emo-
   tions of the audience are roused in the form of joy and therefore
   may be called as Nāṭyarasas. According to this explanation,
   S'ṛṅgāra alone is the Rasa par excellence, and this is treated of by
   Nandikeśvara in this section. Regarding the authorship of Nan-
   dikes'vara, to a work dealing with S'ṛṅgāra, the commentator on
   Vātsyāyana (1. 1. 8) records a tradition which runs as follows:—
   “दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रमुमया सह सुरतसुखमनुभवति महादेवे वासगृहद्वारगतो नन्दी कामसूत्रं प्रोवाच”.
2. 12. दोषाधिकरणम्। The chapter in which Doṣas or blemishes
       in poetry are treated of is attributed to Dhiṣaṇa or Bṛhaspati. It
       is quite appropriate to attribute this chapter of Doṣa to Dhiṣaṇa
       not only because the intelligence of a very high order is required
       to find out the Doṣas but also because the word धिषण is suitable
       to the scheme of Anuprāsa adopted by the author. All writers on
       poetics beginning from Bharata to Mammaṭa excepting Udbhaṭa
       have dealt with the Doṣas in poetry in their respective treatises.
       *[1. 13. औपनिषदिकं कुचमारः cf. “कुचमार औपनिषदिकम् (काम. सू. 1-1-17).
       Thus it appears that Suvarṇanābha and Kucamāra wrote both
       on poetics and on erotics.]
3. 13. औपनिषदिकम्। This is a new chapter in the history of