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

FIFTH ADHYĀYA 157
the same question. Ānandavardhana records his view on this question
in his Dhvanyālokā (pp. 137 and 147). He holds that Pratibhā is more
important to a poet than Vyutpatti and proves his contention by
citing an instance from the Kumārasambhava, where Kālidāsa des-
cribes the amorous sports of Pārvatī and Śiva. This description, he
seems to think, is improper and is the result of the poet's want of
Vyutpatti, but the propriety of this portion has been maintained
admirably by poet's Pratibhā or genius (Śakti). Here, it may be
noted that Ānandavardhana uses the word Śakti to mean Pratibhā
while Rājaśekhara limits the use of Śakti to denote the cause of
Pratibhā. (See page 11. l. 22) In support of this view of Ānanda-
vardhana, Rājaśekhara cites another instance by a verse एतत्कि
etc. Here, impropriety due to want of Vyutpatti, may be discovered
because the son Kārtikeya is said to have asked his mother Pārvatī
certain questions regarding his father when he had the quarters
as his garments (दिगम्बर). This impropriety does not find full ex-
pression owing to the Pratibhā of the poet who concludes the topic
by saying that the Devī smiled and stopped her son from asking
further questions of an improper nature, thus diverting the attention
of the reader.
ll. 15–22. Maṅgala, another expert on poetics, however, held
a different view which made Vyutpatti more important than
Pratibhā for a poet. Here all the MSS. read: वैदग्धीचित्तचित्तानाम् ।
The word वित्त or चित्र may be read in the place of चित्त. If this
suggestion is accepted, the passage will mean that the readers,
while appreciating a poet's वैदग्धीवित्त or चित्र which is the effect of his
Vyutpatti, do not care much for his want of erudition in शब्दार्थ-
गुम्फना which depends on his Pratibhā. This view is illustrated
by means of the verse: कृतः कण्ठे निष्को नहि etc. In this verse the
poet exhibits his power of discrimination or Vyutpatti when he
states that a lady removes heavy ornaments, dress, etc. from her
body but puts on a light neglige' in silk when directly she engages
herself in amorous sports.
This descriptive skill arises out of the poet's Vyutpatti which
is the result of his study of the Kāmasūtra (4. 1.) where we meet
with the following passages :
बहुभूषणं विविधकुसुमानुलेपनं विविधाङ्गरागसमुज्ज्वलं वास इत्याभिगामिको वेषः ॥ २४ ॥