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

FIRST ADHYĀYA 129
Page. 2.
l. 4. भुवनकोशः। A short description of the Bhuvanakośa is
found in the 17th chapter of this work where a geographical division
of countries is given. Rājaśekhara states on p. 98. l. 9. that for
full information regarding the geography of the world the reader
should refer to another work of his, entitled, the Bhuvanakośa.
It is, however, doubtful as to whether this Bhuvanakośa is entirely
a different work of Rājaśekhara or whether it represents the
subject matter of the 19th chapter of the present work which is
lost. It is, however, highly improbable that this should represent
an independent work composed by him. (For further information
see introduction).
l. 4. इत्यादि। In the corresponding chapters of the Kāmaśāstra
of Vātsyāyana and the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya, all Adhikaraṇas
of the complete work are enumerated along with their sub-
divisions. Rājaśekhara who generally follows them ought to have
mentioned in this chapter, all the eighteen Adhikaraṇas of the
Kāvyamīmāṁsā with their Prakaraṇas. But all MSS. of this
work now available omit the other Adhikaraṇas, and this omission
is evident by the word इत्यादि. It cannot also be definitely stated
that the author himself did not care to mention them here as he
was not sure of composing the next 17 Adhikaraṇas because such
statements as औपनिषदिके वक्ष्यामः, रीत्यस्तु पुरस्तात्, अलङ्कारव्याख्यानन्तु पुरस्तात्
etc. in different places of this work clearly show that Rājaśekhara
had a mind to complete this work and that he had already planned
it in eighteen Adhikaraṇas. It is likely therefore that the scribes
who wanted to preserve only the first Adhikaraṇa of Kavirahasya
out of the bulky volume containing the whole, did not mention
the other Adhikaraṇas and Prakaraṇas of the work but only
referred to the omitted portion by the word इत्यादि.

• [ P. 2. l. 5. व्याख्याभाष्यम्-व्याख्यारूपं भाष्यं or व्याख्या and भाष्यम्।
  separately ].
  l. 5. इति सूत्राणि। This remark shows that Rājaśekhara writes
  his work in the same Sūtrabhāṣya style as adopted by Vātsyāyana
  and Kauṭilya.
• [ Read lines 5-8 as—इति सूत्राण्यथैतेषां व्याख्याभाष्यं भविष्यति ।
  समासव्यासविन्यासः सैष शिष्यहिताय नः ॥
  चित्रोदाहरणैर्गुर्वी ग्रन्थेन तु लघीयसी ।
  इयं नः काव्यमीमांसा काव्यव्युत्पत्तिकारणम् ॥
  १७