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

SECOND ADHYĀYA 133
themes of poetry or काव्यार्थ. It can only be said here that he must
have been the author of some treatises on Music and Dramaturgy,
as a quotation under his name is also found in the Bhāvaprakāśana
p. 239. 1 which relates to the subject of Dramaturgy.
Page. 3.
* [l. 1. अङ्गानि=अङ्ग्यन्ते ज्ञायन्तेऽमीभिरित्यङ्गानि उपकारकाणि. Rhetorics
also helps in correctly interpreting the Vedic texts; so it is called
the seventh Aṅga. ]
l. 1. सप्तममङ्गम् । cf.
यत् क्षेमं त्रिदिवाय वर्त्म निगमस्याङ्गं च यत्सप्तमं
स्वादिष्ठं च यदैक्षवादपि रसाच्चक्षुश्च यद्वाङ्मयम् ।
तद्यस्मिन् मधुरं प्रसादि रसवत कान्तं च काव्यामृतं
सोयं सुभ्रु पुरो विदर्भविषयः सारस्वतीजन्मभूः ॥
Bālarāmāyaṇa, 10. 74.
Here the whole theme of poetry and not Alaṅkāra alone is
stated by Rājaśekhara as the 7th Aṅga for the Vedas.
* [l. 3. द्वा सुपर्णा ( श्वेताश्वतर 4-6 ). ]
l. 3. द्वा सुपर्णा. etc. ( मुण्डक. 3. 1. 1. ). Śaṅkarācārya's commen-
tary on this Mantra runs as follows :—द्वा=द्वौ । विज्ञानपरमात्मानौ सुपर्णा=सुपर्णौ
शोभनपतनौ शोभनगमनौ सुपर्णा पक्षिसामान्याद्वा सुपर्णौ । सयुजा=सयुजौ सर्वदा संयुक्तौ । सखाया=
सखायौ समानाख्यानौ समानाभिव्यक्तिकारणौ । एवं भूतौ सन्तौ समानं वृक्षं=वृक्षमिवोच्छेदसामा-
न्याद्वृक्षं शरीरं परिषस्वजाते परिष्वक्तवन्तौ । तयोरन्यः=अविद्याकामवासनाश्रयलिङ्गोपाधिः विज्ञानात्मा
पिप्पलं=कर्मफलं । स्वादु=अनेकचित्रवेदनास्वरूपम् । अत्युपभुङ्क्तेऽविवेकतः । अनश्नन्नन्योऽभिचाकशीति ।
नित्यशुद्धबुद्धमुक्तस्वभावः परमेश्वरः सर्वमपि पश्यन्नास्ते इति । ( श्वेताश्वतर. 4-6 ).
Here two figures of speech are combined and these are the
Rūpaka and the Vyatireka. The human body is the repository of
two souls, Jīva and Īśvara; they exist in the body simultaneously.
This idea has been metaphorically expressed in this Mantra
by means of such things as trees, birds etc. In the second
half Vyatireka may be explained in the following manner :
though the two Ātmans are quite similar, one sustains itself
by means of sweet fruits of the tree and the other shines even
without taking anything. By this the superiority of Īśvara is
clearly brought out. In this way the knowledge of Alaṅkāra
helps in correctly interpreting the Vedic texts.

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• [ l. 9. शब्दानामन्वाख्यानम् ।
  cf. प्रकृतिप्रत्ययोपाधिनिपातादिविभागशः ।
  पदान्वाख्यानकरणं शास्त्रं व्याकरणं विदुः ॥ ( अभिधानचिन्तामणिटीका ). ]
  l. 11. पुरस्तात् । In the first chapter, Rājaśekhara has already
  intimated that the Alaṅkāras will be treated of in nine Adhika-
  raṇas (4-12) of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā. This word पुरस्तात् now
  indicates that Rājaśekhara had already planned the further Adhī-
  karaṇas of this work.
  l. 15. This śloka is more commonly read as:—
  सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च ।
  वंशानुचरितं चैव पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम् ॥
  l. 17. Rājaśekhara's view regarding Itihāsa has already been
  mentioned; he includes it among the Upavedas. ( p. 2. l. 23. ).
  Itihāsa is of two kinds: परक्रिया and पुराकल्प । All MSS. read here
  as परिक्रिया but the correct reading seems to be परक्रिया. The
  Arthavādas of four classes: निन्दा, प्रशंसा, परकृति and पुराकल्प, are known
  as parts of the Vedic injunctions, विधि or निषेध । The last two
  divisions of the Arthavāda are considered as Itihāsa. For the four
  divisions including परकृति and पुराकल्प, see the Āpastambaśrauta-
  sūtra, 24-1-33, Gautama's Nyāyasūtra 2-1-64, Śābarabhāṣya
  on II-1-33, Vāyupurāṇa 59, 136-137, and Jaimini 6-7-26.
  l. 20. These two classes of Itihāsa can be distinguished by
  their names alone as they forcibly bring out the characteristics of
  each. Rājaśekhara seems to have defined the two classes in accor-
  dance with the Vedic illustrations of the two kinds of Arthavāda.
  These are:—इति ह स्माह बद्रुकुवार्णिर्माषान्मे पचत न वा एतेषां हविर्गृह्णन्ति for परकृति,
  and उल्मुकैर्ह स्म पूर्वे समाजग्मुस्तानह असुरा रक्षांसि निर्जघ्नुः for पुराकल्प ।
  l. 22. सहस्रेण । This word should not be taken as literally
  true because the Brahmamīmāṁsā does not consist of a thousand
  Nyāyas; the word may, however, refer to the Dharmamīmāṁsā
  where a thousand Nyāyas are treated of.
  l. 24. The fourteen Vidyāsthānas are enumerated by Yājña-
  valkya in his Smṛti ( 1-3 ) in the following verse :
  पुराणन्यायमीमांसाधर्मशास्त्राङ्गमिश्रिताः ।
  वेदाः स्थानानि विद्यानां धर्मस्य च चतुर्दश ॥

SECOND ADHYĀYA 135
l. 26. भूर्भुवः स्वः । विद्या or knowledge acquired through these
fourteen sources pertain to all things existing in the three worlds,
earth, sky and heaven.
l. 27. In this verse Rājaśekhara expresses his inability to
supply a complete list of works and subjects included in each
Vidyāsthāna as it will be too long and will occupy much space.
Page. 4.

• [ ll. 6-13. Cf. अर्थशास्त्र 1-2. and for ll. 22-24 Cf. Ibid 1-4. ]
  l. 3. After stating the traditional division of the S'āstras,
  the author expresses here the opinion that Kāvya which is the
  second main division of literature should be classed as another
  Vidyāsthāna as it follows the other Vidyāsthānas in many
  respects and that its position should be the 15th in the list of
  the Vidyāsthānas.
  l. 4. गद्यपद्यमयत्वात् etc. These are the three reasons to show how
  poetry follows in the foot-steps of the S'āstras. The reading तद्धि
  शास्त्राणि etc. in C Ms. is preferred to that of A and B, as the same
  idea finds an expression earlier on page 2. l. 17.
  l. 6. All the eighteen sources of Vidyā or knowledge are said
  to be absolutely necessary for every person in his daily observance
  of Dharma, Artha, Kāma and Mokṣa which together constitute
  the Lokayātrā or worldy existence.
  ll. 14-15. Here the method of treatment of Vidyās is
  generally in keeping with the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya. According
  to the definition of Vidyā : आभिर्धर्मार्थौ यद्विद्यात्तद्विद्यानां विद्यात्वम्, it is clear
  that only those sciences are considered here as Vidyās through
  which Dharma and Artha can be gained. On the strength of
  this definition of Vidyā, Sāhitya also is included as the fifth Vidyā.
  ll. 16-21. Kauṭilya defines आन्वीक्षिकी thus: बलाबले चैतासां
  (त्रयीवार्तादण्डनीतीनां) हेतुभिरन्वीक्षमाणा आन्वीक्षिकी, and includes the three
  philosophical systems सांख्य, योग and लोकायत under the main
  head of आन्वीक्षिकी. But Vātsyāyana, in his commentary on the
  Nyāyasūtra of Gautama defines it as प्रत्यक्षागमाभ्यामीक्षितस्यान्वीक्षण-
  मन्वीक्षा । तया प्रवर्तत इत्यान्वीक्षिकी न्यायविद्या न्यायशास्त्रम् । (1-1-1). Thus
  the four systems of philosophy are considered as आन्वीक्षिकी.
  Rājaśekhara augments the number of the आन्वीक्षिकीs by adding

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two more systems of philosophy and by distributing them into two
groups पूर्वपक्ष and उत्तरपक्ष. The philosophy of the Jains, Buddhists
and Cārvākas is included in the former while that of the Sāṅkhya,
Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika is taken up in the latter. These six schools
are called by the single name of Tarka. Gautama defines Tarka in
his Nyāyasūtra as अविज्ञाततत्त्वेऽर्थे कारणोपपत्तितः तत्त्वज्ञानार्थमूहस्तर्कः । (1-1-40.).
As these six schools of philosophy try to discover the real nature
of the universe, soul, body and other connected objects, they are
collectively known as Tarka. This Tarka is based on three
varieties of arguments in order to decide the truth or otherwise of
a statement. These arguments are commonly known as Kathā
which consists of three members: वाद, जल्प and वितण्डा । (see
Vātsyāyanabhāṣya on Gautama (1. 2. 1-3) for the definitions of
Vāda, etc.)
l. 25. Here the author while generally defining the S'āstras
shows also the correct method of their composition. In the course
of his definition, he mentions that the S'āstras were originally
composed in the form of Sūtras; commentaries and explanations
then followed, and the S'āstras expanded just as the rivers expand
in the course of their progress.
Page. 5.
l. 1. सूत्रणात् । The root sūtra means वेष्टन or that which
encircles. A Sūtra, indeed, encircles or includes many things
within a short space. Similarly, S'āstric Sūtras also are concise
technical sentences which express the maximum idea in the
minimum of space.
l. 2. The well-known and the most popular definition of
Sūtra is given in this verse. Cf. Vāyupurāṇa 59, 142. There
is another definition which also deserves to be cited in this
connection :—
लघूनि सूचितार्थानि स्वल्पाक्षरपदानि च ।
सर्वतः सारभूतानि सूत्राण्याहुर्मनीषिणः ॥
l. 3. अस्तोभम् । The word स्तोभ signifies a letter, or a group of
letters which serves no purpose in making out the sense of a
sentence and is, therefore, considered redundant. Such words
are very common in the Sāmaveda. The letters हुं, फट् etc.
are examples of स्तोभ. In Sūtras all redundant letters should be
eschewed.

SECOND ADHYĀYA 137
l. 4. Vṛtti is the first concise commentary on the Sūtras.
In all Darśanas, or sciences, for instance, the Vṛttis generally
precede the more comprehensive Bhāṣyas.
l. 5. In the Bhāṣyas, the authors spontaneously raise points
of objection in the succeeding portions which seem to militate
against the views expressed in the preceding portions of their own
text. This is what is known as आक्षिप्य भाषणाद्भाष्यम् ।
समीक्षा । This word seems to have been used here in the sense
of परीक्षा. Generally there are three divisions in the Bhāṣyas
i. e. उद्देश, लक्षण and परीक्षा. The Nyāyasūtra and its Bhāṣya deal
with the परीक्षा portion in a more comprehensive manner than the
other philosophical works.
l. 6. A concise commentary on Sūtras or Bhāṣyas is called
a टीका. The टुप्टीका of Kumārilabhaṭṭa may be cited as an instance
where the commentator only touches the very important points of
the Sūtra and the Bhāṣya of the Mīmāṁsāśāstra. Brevity of this
टीका will be apparent when it is compared with the other works of
his, which are designated by him as the Vārttikas, on the Śābara-
bhāṣya.
l. 9. After describing the different divisions of the Śāstras,
the author here relates the function of a poet who endeavours to
compose verses on Śāstric subjects. The Ślokavārttika of Kumā-
rila, the Saṅgraha of Vyāḍi and the Vākyapadīya of Bhartṛhari
may be taken as illustrative of the qualities of a Śāstrakavi.
For further information regarding the Śāstrakavi and his abilities
when compared to those of a Kāvyakavi, see p. 17. ll. 5-17
of this work.
l. 11. The treatises dealt with above follow the methods of
the original Sūtra works and commentaries thereon. But the
Prakaraṇa works which appear to be independent treatises
introduce only the chief subjects of a Śāstra in order to make
the student better fitted for prosecuting higher studies in that
Śāstra.
l. 13. Sāhitya which is the fifth Vidyā in the Rājaśekhara's
scheme of enumeration is defined in this sentence. For the
explanation of the phrase यथावत् सहभाव see Bhoja's definition of
१८

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Sāhitya in his S'ṛṅgāraprakāśa ( VII ) where it is explained in the
following words:—
तत्राभिधाविवक्षातात्पर्यप्रविभागव्यपेक्षासामर्थ्यान्वयैकार्थीभावदोषहानगुणोपादानालङ्कारयोगर-
सावियोगरूपाः शब्दार्थयोर्द्वादश संबन्धाः साहित्यमित्युच्यते ॥
Following this statement of Bhoja, S'āradātanaya in his
Bhāvaprakāśana ( p. 145. ll. 6–12 ) defines Sāhitya and gives
several illustrations. The twelve varieties of relation between the
S'abda and its Artha as described in the above quotation from
Bhoja are probably indicated by Rājaśekhara in the phrase,
यथावत्सहभावेन विद्या. It may also be remembered here that Kālidāsa
makes a mention of this Sāhitya of S'abda and Artha in the
beginning of his Raghuvamśa.
* [ l. 14 For the 64 kalās see कामसूत्र 1-3-16 ]
l. 14. 64 Upavidyās are enumerated by Vātsyāyana in his
Kāmasūtra 1-3-16. Another set of 64 Aṅgas of the Pāñcālas
also is mentioned in the above work to complete the सांप्रयोगिकाधिकरण
of the Kāmasūtra. Vātsyāyana himself calls these Upavidyās
by the common name of Kalā in his Kāmasūtra ( 2-2-3. )
आजीवः=livelihood. These Kalās are introduced as a matter
of necessity in the best Kāvyas, and, therefore, it is necessary
that poets should be well conversant with these subjects.
l. 15. The last Adhikaraṇa of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā is called
औपनिषदिक where directions are given for obtaining poetical excellance
through magical practices, such as the practice of Mantras and
Tāntric rites. This statement also indicates that Rājaśekhara
wanted to complete the present work in eighteen Adhikaraṇas.
Adhyāya. III.
l. 20 काव्यपुरुषोत्पत्तिः । In this chapter the author traces
the origin of metrical composition, gives an account of its sub-
sequent developments in a chronological order, and makes
an endeavour to connect them with the customs and manners
prevalent in the different parts of India. And in doing so, he
travels beyond the range of history to mythology and traces
the origin of poetry from an imaginery Kāvyapuruṣa who is
supposed to be the embodiment of the whole classical literature.

THIRD ADHYĀYA 139
He is the son of Sarasvatī, the goddess of learning, and is brought
up in the hermitage of Kavi. The author describes his marriage
with Aumeyī the embodiment of Sāhityavidyā or the science of
poetry. This Kāvyapuruṣa is described in the first chapter as the
earliest teacher of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā and as a divine being from
whom poetry took its origin.
l. 23. गुरुः । Kāvyapuruṣa was the preceptor of Dhiṣaṇa or
Bṛhaspati because he received instructions on the Kāvyamīmāṁsā
from Sārasvateya, and composed a chapter on it dealing with the
Doṣas (see p. 1. l. 12.)
बृहतां पतिः । The word Bṛhaspati is formed according to the
rule of Pāṇini ( 6-1-157 ) and thus it denotes a divine being.
l. 24. पुत्रीयन्ती=being desirous of a son.
तुषारगिरौ=mountain of snow i. e. the Himālayas.
Page. 6.
l. 1. To complete the quotation ‘पुत्रं ते सृजामि’ the word इति
is to be added at the end. But as in many places Rājaśekhara
overlooks this dictum, इति has been added in the present edition
wherever found necessary.
l. 2. छन्दस्वतीं वाचम्=metrical composition. In the mythologi-
cal story related by Rājaśekhara, the reason why Sarasvatī was
desirous of obtaining a son is not clearly explained. Moreover,
Brahmā is here mentioned as the creator of Sārasvateya. But
the story of the birth of Sārasvateya as recorded in such earlier
works as the Vāyupurāṇa, Mahābhārata and Harṣacarita differs
in some important points from the story recorded in the present
work by Rājaśekhara. Bāṇa in his Harṣacarita gives adequate
reasons why Sarasvatī came down to earth, married Dadhīca,
the son of Cyavana, and gave birth to Sārasvateya. These
reasons are not found in any of the Purāṇas. In the Vāyu-
purāṇa also, only the story of the marriage of Sarasvatī
with Dadhīca, son of Cyavana, and of the birth of Sārasvata
who became a master of all sciences through her blessings, is
recorded, mostly on the model of Bāṇa (see Vāyu-Adh. 65).
The fact that in this respect Vāyupurāṇa was followed by
Bāṇa is clearly apparent not only because that a number of

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Sāhitya in his S'ṛṅgāraprakāśa ( VII ) where it is explained in the
following words:—
तत्राभिधाविवक्षातात्पर्यप्रविभागव्यपेक्षासामर्थ्यान्वयैकार्थीभावदोषहानगुणोपादानालङ्कारयोगर-
सावियोगरूपाः शब्दार्थयोर्द्वादश संबन्धाः साहित्यमित्युच्यते ॥
Following this statement of Bhoja, S'āradātanaya in his
Bhāvaprakāśana ( p. 145. ll. 6-12) defines Sāhitya and gives
several illustrations. The twelve varieties of relation between the
S'abda and its Artha as described in the above quotation from
Bhoja are probably indicated by Rājaśekhara in the phrase,
यथावत्सहभावेन विद्या. It may also be remembered here that Kālidāsa
makes a mention of this Sāhitya of S'abda and Artha in the
beginning of his Raghuvamśa.

• [ l. 14 For the 64 kalās see कामसूत्र 1-3-16 ]
  l. 14. 64 Upavidyās are enumerated by Vātsyāyana in his
  Kāmasūtra 1-3-16. Another set of 64 Aṅgas of the Pāñcālas
  also is mentioned in the above work to complete the सांप्रयोगिकाधिकरण
  of the Kāmasūtra. Vātsyāyana himself calls these Upavidyās
  by the common name of Kalā in his Kāmasūtra ( 2-2-3. )
  आजीव:=livelihood. These Kalās are introduced as a matter
  of necessity in the best Kāvyas, and, therefore, it is necessary
  that poets should be well conversant with these subjects.
  l. 15. The last Adhikaraṇa of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā is called
  औपनिषदिक where directions are given for obtaining poetical excellance
  through magical practices, such as the practice of Mantras and
  Tāntric rites. This statement also indicates that Rājaśekhara
  wanted to complete the present work in eighteen Adhikaraṇas.
  Adhyāya. III.
  l. 20 काव्यपुरुषोत्पत्तिः । In this chapter the author traces
  the origin of metrical composition, gives an account of its sub-
  sequent developments in a chronological order, and makes
  an endeavour to connect them with the customs and manners
  prevalent in the different parts of India. And in doing so, he
  travels beyond the range of history to mythology and traces
  the origin of poetry from an imaginary Kāvyapuruṣa who is
  supposed to be the embodiment of the whole classical literature.

THIRD ADHYĀYA 139
He is the son of Sarasvatī, the goddess of learning, and is brought
up in the hermitage of Kavi. The author describes his marriage
with Aumeyī the embodiment of Sāhityavidyā or the science of
poetry. This Kāvyapuruṣa is described in the first chapter as the
earliest teacher of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā and as a divine being from
whom poetry took its origin.
l. 23. गुरुः। Kāvyapuruṣa was the preceptor of Dhiṣaṇa or
Bṛhaspati because he received instructions on the Kāvyamīmāṁsā
from Sārasvateya, and composed a chapter on it dealing with the
Doṣas (see p. 1. l. 12.)
बृहतां पतिः। The word Bṛhaspati is formed according to the
rule of Pāṇini (6-1-157) and thus it denotes a divine being.
l. 24. पुत्रीयन्ती=being desirous of a son.
तुषारगिरौ=mountain of snow i. e. the Himālayas.
Page. 6.
l. 1. To complete the quotation 'पुत्रं ते सृजामि' the word इति
is to be added at the end. But as in many places Rājaśekhara
overlooks this dictum, इति has been added in the present edition
wherever found necessary.
l. 2. छन्दस्वतीं वाचम्=metrical composition. In the mythologi-
cal story related by Rājaśekhara, the reason why Sarasvatī was
desirous of obtaining a son is not clearly explained. Moreover,
Brahmā is here mentioned as the creator of Sārasvateya. But
the story of the birth of Sārasvateya as recorded in such earlier
works as the Vāyupurāṇa, Mahābhārata and Harṣacarita differs
in some important points from the story recorded in the present
work by Rājaśekhara. Bāṇa in his Harṣacarita gives adequate
reasons why Sarasvatī came down to earth, married Dadhīca,
the son of Cyavana, and gave birth to Sārasvateya. These
reasons are not found in any of the Purāṇas. In the Vāyu-
purāṇa also, only the story of the marriage of Sarasvatī
with Dadhīca, son of Cyavana, and of the birth of Sārasvata
who became a master of all sciences through her blessings, is
recorded, mostly on the model of Bāṇa (see Vāyu-Adh. 65).
The fact that in this respect Vāyupurāṇa was followed by
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quotations from that Purāṇa is to be found in the Harṣacarita,
but also because the name of that Purāṇa is definitely mentioned
by Bāṇa as पवमानप्रोक्तपुराण in the 3rd chapter.
The case of the Mahābhārata is altogether different. Here
various stories are recorded concerning the birth of Sārasvateya, the
son of Sarasvatī. All these authorities, however, are unanimous
in holding that he was vastly learned in the Vedas and that he
transmitted his knowledge to others. (see S'āntiparvan, Adh.
359 and S'alyaparvan Adh. 52. of the Mahābhārata). It is
said in the S'āntiparvan of the Mahābhārata that God created
a Sārasvata through Sarasvatī and asked him to learn the Vedas
himself and transmit his learning to others. This Sārasvata was
also known by the names of Vyāsa and Apāntaratamas, and he in
accordance with the above instruction, spread the knowledge of the
Vedas in the world.
A similar story is also found in the S'alyaparvan where it is
said that the creative energy of the sage Dadhīci was transmitted
to the river Sarasvatī when he was overpowered by passion
on seeing Alambuṣā a divine dancing girl. As a result, the
river Sarasvatī, obtained a son and he was carried by her to
Dadhīci, his father. This Sārasvateya taught the Vedas to the
sages when they forgot them owing to a severe famine which
lasted for 12 years. Aśvaghoṣa, in the first century A. D.
also records the same story regarding Sārasvateya in his Buddha-
carita (1-47.)

1. 3. यदेतत् etc. In the first half of this verse a clear
   exposition of the S'abdabrahmavāda as developed by Bhartṛhari
   in his Vākyapadīya, has been made. According to this school
   of philosophy, the S'abdabrahma or Nāda, which came out
   from God when he desired to create the world, is the cause of
   the universe which is enveloped in Vivarta or the illusory
   form of existence. When this illusion is removed by means of
   Vidyā or true knowledge there remains only the Nāda or
   S'abdabrahma. This Nāda is also called Parāvāk. From this
   Parāvāk, Paśyantī, Madhyamā and Vaikharī, the three other
   kinds of speech, are produced. Here Madhyamāvāk has the
   property of Sphoṭa which reveals the knowledge of Artha from

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the S'abda. The things that are known or meant by the words
have also no separate existence from the words, though they
appear to exist separately. In support of this theory, the following
verses appear in Bhartṛhari's Vākyapadīya:—
अनादिनिधनं ब्रह्म शब्दतत्त्वं यदक्षरम् ।
विवर्ततेऽर्थभावेन प्रक्रिया जगतो यतः ॥
यो वाऽर्थो बुद्धिविषयोऽबाह्यवस्तुनिबन्धनः ।
स बाह्यं वस्त्विति ज्ञातः शब्दार्थः सम्यगिष्यते ॥
शब्दोपहितरूपांश्च बुद्धेर्विषयतां गतान् ।
प्रत्यक्षामिव कंसादीन् साधनत्वेन मन्यते ॥
न सोऽस्ति प्रत्ययो लोके यः शब्दानुगमादृते ।
अनुविद्धमिव ज्ञानं सर्वं शब्देन भासते ॥
अत्यन्तासत्यपि ह्यर्थे ज्ञानं शब्दः करोति हि । etc.
For further information regarding the S'abdabrahma and
Vivartavāda a reference may be made to the Laghumañjūṣā of
Nāgeśabhaṭṭa.
विवर्तते । Vivarta is the illusory existence of a thing; for
example, as the illusory existence of a serpent in the rope when
it is mistaken for a snake.
l. 4. अस्मि। This is an indeclinable particle meaning 'I'—or अहम्.
l. 9. त्वदुपज्ञम् । etc. So long Vālmīki was considered to be the
first to write in the classical śloka metre, and the first composition
attributed to him is the verse: मा निषाद, etc. (See Rāmāyaṇa,
1–2.) According to Rājaśekhara, however, this verse of Vālmīki
is much later than the compositions of Kāvyapuruṣa and Uśanas
who were the two earliest inventors of the śloka metre.
l. 12. रस आत्मा । Rasa is the soul of the Kāvya. There are
several standards of literary criticism in the history of Sanskrit
poetics, and amongst them the theory of Rasa as the soul of
poetry may be considered to be the pre-eminent. This theory
was first conceived and developed by Bharata in his Nāṭyaśāstra
for the purpose of dramatic composition. The importance of Rasa,
however, was not fully recognized by later critics such as Bhāmaha,
Daṇḍin, and Vāmana as a standard of literary criticism
with reference to compositions other than the drama. But the
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Rīti, Dhvani, Vakrokti, Anumiti and Aucitya, and were
of opinion that these principles were the essential factors in the
best form of poetical composition other than the drama. During
this period, the theory of Rasa underwent many changes and
modifications in the hands of those who belonged to the other
schools of literary criticism. In the middle of the 9th century
Ānandavardhana revived the theory of Rasa and held that
Rasa Dhvani is the chief principle in all poetical compositions
including the drama. This theory of Dhvani though well
established by Ānanda did not meet with general approval
amongst a large number of critics during the period from 850
to 950 A. D. as they were content with the original Rasa school
of thought started by Bharata and applied the same principle to
both classes of the literature. Prominent among them were
Rudraṭa, Bhaṭṭanāyaka, Dhanañjaya, and Dhanika. Rājaśekhara
flourished during this period (cir 900 A. D.) and he was
led to adopt the trend of literary criticism as was prevalent in his
days. Thus, he held that the Rasa and not Dhvani is the soul of
the Kāvyapuruṣa. Again, at the end of the 10th century A. D.
the theory of Rasadhvani was revived once more by the great
Kashmirian scholar Abhinavagupta following in the foot-steps
of Ānandavardhana. Rājaśekhara did not even mention Dhvani
as a part of the Kāvyapuruṣa or as the subject-matter of any of his
eighteen chapters because in his time even the existence of
Dhvani in poetry was not recognised by critics. For further
information regarding the history of the Rasa school see the
introduction to the Bhāvaprakāśana (G.O.S. No. 45).
*[ l. 15 च॒त्वारि॒ शृङ्गा॒ त्रयो॑ अस्य॒ पादा॒ द्वे शी॒र्षे स॒प्त हस्ता॑सो अस्य ।
त्रिधा॑ ब॒द्धो वृ॑ष॒भो रो॑रवीति म॒हो दे॒वो मर्त्यां२॒ आव॑िवेश ॥
( ऋग्वेद 3-8-10-3 ).
For the different interpretations of this Ṛk see Sāyaṇa's
Bhāṣya, Yâska's Nirukta 13-18 and Patañjali's Mahābhāṣya पस्पशा.
Both the MSS. of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā read शृङ्गास्त्रयो and मर्त्यमा-
विवेश. cf. सप्त स्वराः, त्रीणि स्थानानि, चत्वारो वर्णाः, द्विविधा काकुः, षडलङ्काराः, षडङ्गानि इति ।
भरतनाट्यशास्त्र chapt. 17 ]
l. 20. उशना परिवृत्ते etc. The fact that Sārasvateya Kāvyapu-
ruṣa was brought up by Uśanas or Kavi, as mentioned by

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Rājaśekhara, not only shows that no rule of grammar (Pāṇini
4-1-151), is violated in the derivation of the word Kāvyapuruṣa
(the son of Kavi) but also proves the propriety of using the
famous name of S'ukra as Kavi (see. नामलिङ्गानुशासन. 1-3-25).
*[ll. 23-24. या दुग्धाऽपि न दुग्धेव found in some MSS. of दमयन्तीचम्पू
of त्रिविक्रम as मङ्गलश्लोक].
l. 25. तत्पूर्वकम्=after repeating this verse composed by
Uśanas.
ततः प्रभृति । After this event Uśanas is called Kavi because of his
paternal affection towards the young Kāvyapuruṣa and also
because he himself composed a verse या दुग्धापि न दुग्धेव etc.
l. 26. तदुपचारात् । Due to the secondary capacity of the words
(लक्षणा). Poets are called Kavīs because they are also engaged
in the composition of verses as Uśanas or Kavi did in olden days.

Page. 7.

l. 1. कवृ वर्णे । Pāṇinīyas take the word वर्ण here to represent
colour and derive words such as कर्बुर, कबरी etc. from this root कवृ.
The word Kavi is generally derived by them from the root कुङ् शब्दे;
इकार being added in accordance with the Uṇādi rule अच इः (4-138).
Ujjvaladatta in his Uṇādisūtravṛtti derives the word Kavi from
the roots कु वर्णे or कु शब्दे (sec. 4-138). But the Dhātupāṭha of
Pāṇini reads two roots कुङ् and कु and states शब्द only as their
meaning. Rājaśekhara, however, seems to derive the word Kavi
from the root कवृ वर्णे which is not possible according to the
Uṇādi rule अच इः and seems to take the word वर्ण to mean वर्णन or
description. Following the derivation of Ujjvaladatta on 4-138 of
Uṇādisūtra, the reading कवृ वर्णे may be changed here as कुङ् वर्णे.
l. 2. भक्त्या । भक्ति is the secondary capacity of the word called
the लक्षणा or गौणी. The word Kāvya signifies poetry through the
primary capacity known as शक्ति aud Sārasvateya through the
secondary capacity (लक्षणा) as he is the personification of poetry.
l. 4. वाल्मीकिः । Vālmīki also is brought here by Rājaśekhara
to play his role because the epithet of Kavi applies to
both S'ukra and Vālmīki (कविर्वाल्मीकिशुक्रयोः-मेदिनी) and particularly
to Vālmīki as he is designated by all poets as the आदिकवि.

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l. 5. भृगुसूनोः = of Śukra. Bhṛgu is the son of Brahman and
Śukra is Bhṛgu's son. This shows the source Vāyupurāṇa
from which the author conceived the idea underlying the story of
Sārasvateya. The Vāyupurāṇa and the Harṣacarita mention that
Bhṛgu's grandson Dadhīci obtained a son Sārasvateya through his
wife Sarasvatī. Sec. Vāyu. 65, 88-91. and Harṣacarita. I.
l. 7. अनुप्रेक्षितः = blessed by Sarasvatī.
l. 8. निषादनिहतसहचरीकं क्रौञ्चयुवानम्। Here Rājaśekhara states that
the female Krauñca was hit by the Niṣāda and the male
Krauñca was lamenting in the presence of Vālmīki. But this
statement goes against the description of the event recorded in the
Rāmāyaṇa.
Cf. तस्याभ्याशे तु मिथुनं चरन्तमपगायिनम् ।
ददर्श भगवांस्तत्र क्रौञ्चयोश्चारुनिःस्वनम् ॥
तस्मात्तु मिथुनादेकं पुमांसं पापनिश्चयः ।
जघान वैरनिलयो निषादस्तस्य पश्यतः ॥
तं शोणितपरीतांगं वेपमानं महीतले ।
भार्या तु निहतं दृष्ट्वा रुराव करुणां गिरम् ॥
Rāmāyaṇa 1. 2. 9-11.
There is a similar statement made by Ānandavardhana in his
Dhvanyāloka (p. 27) as under : संनिहि(ह)तसहचरीविरहकातरक्रौञ्चाक्रन्दजनितः शोक
एव श्लोकतया परिणतः । which also seems to go against the Rāmāyaṇa of
Vālmīki. Probably this passage of Ānandavardhana may be at the
back of Rājaśekhara's statement because the word संनिहित or संनिहत
construed with the word सहचरी gives a different meaning as
stated by him in the passage निषादनिहतसहचरीकम् । But
Abhinavagupta subsequently in his Locanā got over the dis-
crepancy by mending the passage of the Dhvanyāloka in the
following manner : संनिहतसहचरीविरहकातरक्रौञ्चेन आक्रन्देन च जनितः शोकः ।
In this emendation, the word संनिहत is construed not with
सहचरी but with क्रौञ्च who represents the विभाव, whereas the आक्रन्द of
the female क्रौञ्च is अनुभाव for the शोक of Vālmīki. Cf. Locanā :
संनिहतसहचरीति विभाव उक्तः । आक्रन्दितशब्देनानुभावः । (p. 28. l. 8.)
*[ l. 10. मानिषाद etc. Cf. ध्वन्यालोक 1-5. et. seq. ]

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l. 10. By introducing here this verse and the story of
Vālmīki, Rājaśekhara reminds us of a similar narrative found in
the beginning of the Rāmāyaṇa. It is said there that Brahman
induced Sarasvatī to bless Vālmīki with poetical skill. After
obtaining her blessings Vālmīki began his compositions, and this
verse मा निषाद etc. was his first metrical composition.
Cf. मच्छन्दादेव ते ब्रह्मन् प्रवृत्तेयं सरस्वती ।
रामस्य चरितं कृत्स्नं कुरु त्वमृषिसत्तम ॥
Rāmāyaṇa 1. 2. 31.
As Rājaśekhara wanted to trace the earliest history of metrical
composition in this chapter, it is but natural that he should bring
Vālmīki's composition after that of Kāvyapuruṣa and S'ukra.
According to Rājaśekhara, therefore, the first Kavi or author
of metrical composition is Kāvyapuruṣa ; the second is S'ukra
who brought up Kāvyapuruṣa in his hermitage and composed a
verse ; while the third is Vālmīki who led Sarasvatī to the place
of her son and began composing verses.
l. 21. कुमारः। Kārtikeya the son of Gaurī was a friend of
Kāvyapuruṣa and he felt very uncomfortable when the latter
made an attempt to run away.
l. 23. नान्यत्। In this connection, the verse occurring in this
work on page 66, is noteworthy :—
दृष्ट्वाऽप्येनं छेदमुत्पाद्य रज्वा यन्तुर्वाचं मन्यमानस्तृणाय ।
गच्छन्नग्रे नागराजः करिण्या प्रेम्णा तुल्यं बन्धनं नास्ति जन्तोः ॥
l. 25. अनुवर्तस्वैनं निवर्तय च। Sāhityavidyā is the realisation of the
connections that exist between the S'abda and the Artha. By
this statement, Rājaśekhara wants to convey that Sāhityavidyā
alone is able to revive the creative faculty in poets even when
poetry is extinct.
l. 26. काव्यविद्यास्नातकाः। Kāvyavidyāsnātakas are those who after
studying the Kāvyavidyā begin to compose poems.
Pages. 8-9.
*[ Read तत्राभियुञ्जाना तमौमेयी यं वेषं यथेष्टमसेविष्ट स तत्रत्याभिः स्त्रीभिरन्वक्रियत।
सा प्रवृत्तिरौड्रमागधी etc. This portion seems to have been based on
भरतनाट्यशास्त्र chapter. 13.
cf. चतुर्विधा प्रवृत्तिश्च प्रोक्ता नाट्यप्रयोक्तृभिः।
आवन्ती दाक्षिणात्या च पाञ्चाली चौड्रमागधी ॥
१९

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अत्राह—प्रवृत्तिरिति कस्मात् । उच्यते—पृथिव्यां नानादेशवेषभाषाचारवार्ताः ख्यापयतीति
प्रवृत्तिः । प्रवृत्तिश्च निवेदने । अत्राह—यदा पृथिव्यां नानादेशाः सन्ति, कथमासां चतुर्विधत्व-
मुपपन्नम् । समानलक्षणांश्चासां प्रयोग उच्यते । एवमेष समानलक्षणप्रयोगः । किंतु नानादेशवेष-
भाषाचारो लोक इति कृत्वा लोकानुमतेऽनुवृत्तिसंश्रितस्य नाट्यस्य मया चतुर्विधत्वमभिहितं भारत्यारभटी
सात्वती कैशिकी चेति । वृत्तिसंश्रितैश्च प्रयोगैरभिरता देशाः । यतः प्रवृत्तिचतुष्टयमभिनिर्वृत्तं
प्रयोगश्चोत्पादितः । तत्र दाक्षिणात्या भवेत् बहुगीतनृत्यवाद्या कैशिकीप्राया चतुरमधुर-
ललिताङ्गाभिनया । यथा—
महेन्द्रो मलयः सह्यो मेकलः पलपिञ्जरः ।
एतेषु संश्रिता देशाः स ज्ञेयो दक्षिणापथः ॥
कोशलास्तोशलाश्चैव कलिङ्गा एव गोशलाः ।
द्रविडान्ध्रमहाराष्ट्रा वैण्या वै वानवासजाः ॥
दक्षिणस्य समुद्रस्य तथा विन्ध्यस्य चान्तरे ।
ये देशास्तेषु युञ्जीत दाक्षिणात्यां तु नित्यशः ॥
आवन्तिका वैदिशिकाः सौराष्ट्रा मालवास्तथा ।
सैन्धवास्त्वथ सौवीराः आनर्तास्त्वार्बुदेयकाः ॥
दशार्णाश्चैपुराश्चैव तथा वै मार्तिका मताः ।
कुर्वन्त्यावन्तिमेते प्रवृत्तिं नित्यमेव तु ॥
सात्त्वतीं कैशिकीं चैव वृत्तिमेषा समाश्रिता ।
भवेत्प्रयोगो नान्यत्र स च कार्यः प्रयोक्तृभिः ॥
अङ्गा वङ्गाः कलिङ्गाश्च वत्साश्चैवोड्रमागधाः ।
पौण्ड्रनैपालिकाश्चैव अन्तर्गिरिबहिर्गिराः ॥
तत्र वङ्गसमा ज्ञेया मलदा मल्लवर्तकाः ।
ब्रह्मोत्तरप्रभृतयो भार्गवा मार्गवास्तथा ॥
प्राग्ज्योतिषाः पुलिन्दाश्च वैदेहास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः ।
प्राङ्गाः प्रावृत्तयाश्चैव युञ्जन्ति ह्यौड्रमागधीम् ॥
अन्येऽपि देशा एभ्योपि ये पुराणे प्रकीर्तिताः ।
तेषु प्रयुज्यते ह्येषा प्रवृत्तिस्त्वोड्रमागधी ॥
पाञ्चालमध्यमायां तु सात्त्वत्यारभटी स्मृता ।
प्रयोगस्त्वल्पगीतार्थ आविद्धगतिविभ्रमः ।
पाञ्चालाश्शौरसेनाश्च काश्मीरा हास्तिनापुराः ॥
बाह्लीकाः शाकलाश्चैव मद्रकौशीनरस्तथा ।
हिमवत्संश्रिता ये च गङ्गायाश्चोत्तरां दिशम् ॥
ये श्रिता वै जनपदास्तेषु पाञ्चालमध्यमा ।
The verses आर्द्रार्द्रचन्दन and आ मूलतो are quoted in सदुक्तिकर्णामृत (II–86
and 99) under Rājaśekhara.
P. 8. l. 23. A reads परिमण्डलितान्तरीयम् instead of परिमण्डलितोत्तरीयम्.
P. 9. l. 26. Read "अनन्तानपि हि देशांश्चतुर्धैवैकल्य कल्पयन्ति चक्रवर्तिक्षेत्रं समासेन ।
तदवान्तरविशेषैः पुनरनन्ता एव" इति यायावरीयः । ]

1. 3. अथ etc. After tracing the origin and history of
      metrical composition, the author in the next two pages (8-9)
      seeks to explain the varieties of poetical composition in
      accordance with the natural surroundings, and customs and
      manners of the different people. These are called styles and
      Rājaśekhara classifies them into four distinct groups. These
      four groups, each consisting of Pravṛtti, Rīti and Vṛtti, are already
      mentioned by Bharata in chapter 13 of his Nāṭyaśāstra. Rāja-
      śekhara adds to the description of the four groups, four verses of
      his own, describing women's dress in four parts of India with
      the preamble—तां ते मुनयोऽभितुष्टुवुः and seeks in these pages to discover
      scientific explanations for the different styles of writings which
      existed in early Sanskrit compositions. Incidentally, he mentions
      also the four Pravṛttis or वेषविन्यास, Vṛttis or विलास‌विन्यास and Rītis or
      वचनविन्यास adopted by the people living in the four divisions of India.
      In the eastern part of India, there are: Audramāgadhī
      Pravṛtti, Bhāratī Vṛtti and Gauḍīyā Rīti.
      In the Pāñcāla country, there exist: Pāñcālamadhyamā
      Pravṛtti, Sāttvatī and Ārabhaṭī Vṛttis and Pāñcālī Rīti.
      The countries of Avanti etc. have: Āvantī Pravṛtti,
      Sāttvatī and Kaiśikī Vṛttis.
      The Southern part of India has: Dākṣiṇātyā Pravṛtti,
      Kaiśikī Vṛtti and Vaidarbhī Rīti.
      Among the Pravṛttis, Vṛttis and Rītis mentioned above
      Rājaśekhara seems to attach a relative superiority to the Vaidarbhī,
      Kaiśikī and Dākṣiṇātyā style of the southern India; because he
      states that Kāvyapuruṣa was pleased and brought under control by
      Sāhityavidyāvadhū only through the style current in South India.
      It seems, however, strange that he failed to recognize the Lāṭīyā
      Rīti of the dialects of the countries Avanti etc. though the whole
      of the Avanti or Lāṭa country had been frequently described by
      him in his works. (See Kāvyamīmāṁsā p. 34. l. 7 and Bāla-
      rāmāyaṇa, act X). The reason for this, seems to be that he did
      not favour the idea of creating a new Rīti of Lāṭīyā as proposed
      for the first time by Rudraṭa, because there is not much difference
      between the two Rītis, Pāñcālī and Lāṭīyā. In the history of the
      development of Rītis, Bhāmaha did not acknowledge the existence

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of distinct classes of Rīti such as Gauḍīyā and Vaidarbhī; while
Daṇḍin in his work established the relative superiority of the
Vaidarbhī style over that of the Gauḍī. To these two, Vāmana
added a third, the Pāñcālī, and Rudraṭa a fourth, the Lāṭīyā.
Thus four Rītis were acknowledged by critics in the period when
Rājaśekhara flourished; but he recognized only three Rītis after
omitting the Lāṭīyā. This fact he again mentions on p. 10, l. 5.
Page 10.
l. 2. For the complete description of the Cakravartikṣetra,
see p. 92 of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā.
l. 3. Beyond the Cakravartikṣetra, there are the lands called
Harivarṣa and Kimpuruṣavarṣa which are the abodes of divine
beings.
l. 5. तिस्रः। Rudraṭa who flourished before Rājaśekhara and
who is often quoted in this work, had acknowledged four Rītis
including the Lāṭīyā in his Kāvyālaṅkāra (2. 4-6.). The reason
why Rājaśekhara did not recognise the fourth Rīti is already
mentioned.
पुरस्तात् । Rītis are proposed to be treated of in the third Adhi-
karaṇa 'Rītinirṇaya' as enumerated on the first page of the Kāvya-
mīmāṁsā. This statement also clearly shows that Rājaśekhara
wanted to complete this work in eighteen Adhikaraṇas. For the
three Rītis see p. 31. l. 6. of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā.

• [ l. 6. वत्सगुल्मम् । cf. अभूतां दाक्षिणात्यस्य द्विजातेः सोमशर्मणः ।
  वत्सगुल्माभिधौ पुत्रौ...... ॥ (बृहत्कथामञ्जरी. 1. 3. 4.) ]
  दक्षिणापथे सोदर्यौ राजपुत्रौ वत्सगुल्मौ । ताभ्यामध्यासितो देशो वत्सगुल्मक इति प्रतीतः ।
  ( Jayamangalā on Kāmasūtra 5. 6. 36. ) (?) ]
  l. 6. वत्सगुल्मम् । Rājaśekhara thinks that Vatsagulma is a city
  in the country of Vidarbha. This Vatsagulma may be identified
  with the Vaṁśagulma which is situated near the source or first
  fall of the river Narmadā. Cf. Mahābhārata, Vana. cha. 83. 9.
  But Vātsyāyana in his Kāmasūtra (5. 6.) mentions Vatsagulma and
  Vidarbha as two distinct countries. Cf. प्रेष्याभिः सह तद्देशाच्चागरकपुत्रान्
  प्रवेशयन्ति वात्सगुल्मकानाम् । ३५ । स्वैरेव पुत्रैरन्तःपुराणि कामचारैर्जननीवर्जमुपभुज्यन्ते
  वैदर्भकाणाम् । ३६ । This Vatsagulma of Kāmasūtra may represent the
  kingdom of Udayana Vatsarāja.

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l. 9. संबन्धिन्यौ। Gaurī and Sarasvatī are related to each other
because the daughter of Gaurī was given in marriage to the son
of Sarasvatī.

• [l. 14. प्रेत्य चेह च नन्दति। Cf. स्वधर्मं संदधानो हि प्रेत्य चेह च नन्दति ।
  (अर्थशास्त्र 1. 3.)]
  l. 14. Thus, he who knows the origin and development of
  poetical composition, feels happy both here and hereafter.
  Adhyāya IV.
  l. 17. पदवाक्यविवेकः । This subject comprises three chapters
  4, 5 and 6. The fifth chapter which deals with the Kāvya-
  'pāka must also be taken as a sub-division of the main subject
  पदवाक्यविवेक; because काव्यपाककल्प is nothing but the selection of such
  words and sentences as may be appropriate to the Rasa. पाठप्रतिष्ठा
  the subject of the seventh chapter, therefore, is mentioned after
  the पदवाक्यविवेक in the first chapter, while enumerating the subjects
  treated of in this work.
• [l. 18. बुद्धिमानाहार्यबुद्धिश्च। Cf. बुद्धिमानाहार्यबुद्धिर्दुर्बुद्धिरिति पुत्रविशेषाः ।
  शिष्यमाणो धर्मार्थावुपलभते चानुतिष्ठति च बुद्धिमान् । उपलभमानो नानुतिष्ठत्याहार्यबुद्धिः । अपाय-
  नित्यो धर्मार्थद्वेषी चेति दुर्बुद्धिः । (अर्थशास्त्र. 1-17.)]
  l. 18. शिष्यम् । Vāmana divides poets into two classes as अरोचकि
  and सतृणाभ्यवहारि, and mentions only the first among the two as
  शिष्य or one who is fit to receive instructions. (See. Kāvya. Sūtra.
  1-2.) Rājaś'ekhara follows both Vāmana and Kauṭilya in this
  respect and divides poets into three classes as बुद्धिमान्, आहार्यबुद्धि and
  दुर्बुद्धि. The first two only are stated by him as शिष्य or competent
  to receive instruction.
  Page. 11.
  l. 5. अन्यथावृत्तिः=quite contrary to the preceding two.
  प्रतिपत्तिः=right observation.
  A student who is intelligent hears from others but once and
  forthwith brings the precepts into practice. He is required to go
  to his teacher only for advanced studies.
  l. 10. सारस्वतोनुभावः=literary intelligence and activities.
  औपनिषदिके। The methods by which he also can get it, will be
  explained in the Aupaniṣadika or the last Adhikaraṇa of the

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Kāvyamīmāṁsā. This statement also indicates that Rājaśekhara
wanted to complete the work in eighteen Adhikaraṇas.

• [ l. 13. Cf. 'चित्तैकाग्र्यमवधानम्। अवहितं हि चित्तमर्थान् पश्यति।' वामनीया-
  लङ्कार 1. 3. 17 ].
  l. 15. यद्गोचरे च विदुषां निपुणैकसेव्यम्। Construe:—विदुषां गोचरे यत् निपुणैक-
  सेव्यम्। The words विदुषां गोचरे refer to the subjects to be mastered
  by scholars.
  Among the subjects to be learnt by scholars, the literary
  secrets should be attempted only by the most clever persons.
  Śyāmadeva who is represented here by Rājaśekhara as laying
  a special stress on the doctrine of Samādhi as the main factor
  in poetical composition, may be identified with Śyāmilaka, the
  author of the Pādatāḍitakabhāṇa. For the view of Śyāmilaka on
  this subject, see the following verse:
  इदमिह पदं मा भूदेवं भवत्विदमन्यथा कृतमिदमयं ग्रन्थेनार्थो महानुपपादितः।
  इति मनसि यः काव्यारम्भे कवेर्भवति श्रमः सनयनजलो रोमोद्भेदः सतां तमपोहति॥ ३॥
  Śyāmilaka’s Pādatāḍitaka.
• [ l. 18. Cf. अभ्यासो हि कर्मणां निरतिशयं कौशलमाधत्ते। Ibid. 1-3-24 ].
  ll. 19–23. This distinction between समाधि and अभ्यास as inward
  and outward activities, does not appear to be quite clear. For
  both are mental activities according to the definitions मनस एकाग्रता and
  अविच्छेदेन शीलनम्. But the author seems to indicate that समाधि relates
  to the thinking mind while अभ्यास is constant practice. Yāyāvarīya
  thinks that these two faculties only strengthen the literary power
  or शक्ति which alone can create poetry. This power is different from
  प्रतिभा and व्युत्पत्ति; because they are the effects of the same power.
  Here Rājaśekhara follows the view of Rudraṭa.
  Cf. मनसि सदा सुसमाधिनि विस्फुरणमनेकधामिधेयस्य ।
  अक्लिष्टानि पदानि च विभान्ति यस्यामसौ शक्तिः॥ ( K. A. 1-15. )
  Rudraṭa differs in this respect from Daṇḍin and Vāmana
  both of whom hold that प्रतिभा is the chief requisite in poetical
  compositions. Cf. नैसर्गिकी च प्रतिभा. (Daṇḍin 1–103.) कवित्वबीजं प्रतिभानम्.
  (Vāmana. 1-3-16.)
  l. 25. प्रतिभा is another mental faculty by which those things
  that are not even perceived by poets are easily conceived and
  expressed. This is called mental perception or मानसप्रत्यक्ष.