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

174 EXPLANATORY NOTES
l. 20. The further portion of this chapter shows the impor-
tance of the knowledge of Kāku for a clever reader.
l. 21. सत्त्वाङ्गाभिनय=histrionics of Sāttvika and Āṅgika.
l. 23. The accents in Vedic Mantras, and changed accents in
compound words for the purpose of obtaining different connotations
from the same words, according to the rules of grammar, may be
called the Kākus of the S'āstras.
l. 25. The Kāku not only reveals a different sense from the
ordinary meaning of the words, but also trains the reader in
histrionics in order to enable him to express the different senses
conveyed by the words.
ll. 26-27. Here Rājaśekhara praises the poet or the reader
who is able to use appropriate Kākus either in his poetry
or in reading. But Ānandavardhana is, however, inclined to
characterize such Kāvya as inferior or गुणीभूतव्यङ्ग्य because in this
Kāvya the suggested ideas are expressed by the Kāku. (see
Dhvani pp. 212-213). The substance of Dhvani is held by
Ānandavardhana as the best form of poetry; but this theory of
Dhvani is not recognized by Rājaśekhara in spite of the fact that
the theory was well-known in the field of literary criticism even
before the 9th century A. D.
Page. 33.
*[ For the काकु and पाठगुण cf. भरतनाट्यशास्त्र chap. 17. काकुस्वरविधान; ]
ll. 1-2. Here it is said that mastery in the art of reading
Kāvya can be obtained only by those persons who are highly
cultured. The author even goes further and states that the art
of composing poetry appears to be quite easy when compared to its
reading.
ll. 3.-4. Like the art of singing, the art of correct reading is
not obtained in one birth, but it is the result of experience in
many previous births.
ll. 7-8. Here is given an account of the different intonations
for reading different types of poetry.
प्रसन्न । The portion of poetry where the Guṇa प्रसाद is found.
Daṇḍin defines प्रसन्न as प्रसिद्धार्थम्.