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[Post-Dhvani Theory of Sanskrit Poetics (8): The 厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺 of Vi峁�van膩tha (14th century A.D.)]

In the galaxy of Sanskrit Poetics 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补 is a star for some merits of its own. He was a poet and quotes his own verses in Sanskrit and 笔谤腻办峁泃 with illustrating the canon of poetic. His poetical work 厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺 is that it presents in the compass of single work, which a complete and full treatment of the science of Poetics in all its branches. However it is contains on the technicalities of the dramatic art and forms of Bharata鈥檚 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 and Da艣ar奴paka of 顿丑补苍补帽箩补测补. This work mainly based on 惭补尘尘补峁璦鈥檚 碍腻惫测补prak膩艣a and deals with dramatic concepts, which was left by most of the Sanskrit poeticians.

厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺 is divided into tenth paricchadas and written in the usual form of 蝉奴迟谤补 and 惫峁泃迟颈. There 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补 discusses all the topics of Sanskrit Poetics in very simple and easy languages.

In this work he dedicated the chapters as:

1. Definition of Poetry,
2. Three 惫峁泃迟颈s of word and sense,
3. Rasa,
4. Dhvani and 骋耻苍颈产丑奴迟补-惫补峁単测补,
5. Establishment of 痴测补帽箩补苍腻-惫峁泃迟颈,
6. Dramturgy,
7. 顿辞峁�a,
8. 骋耻峁嘺,
9. four 谤墨迟颈蝉; 痴补颈诲补谤产丑墨, Gau岣峣ya, 笔腻帽 肠丑腻濒墨 and 尝腻迟颈 and
10. 础濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉.

In the first chapter 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补 defines 办腻惫测补 as:

鈥�惫腻办测补峁� ras膩tmaka峁� 办腻惫测补m 触鈥�

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碍腻惫测补 (poetry) is a sentence having rasa as its soul. The credit of boldly stating rasa as the soul of poetry goes 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补鈥檚 definition. By this definition we remind the celebrated words of Wordsworth, who says that poetry as: 鈥榮pontaneous overflow of powerful feelings鈥� and 鈥榚motion recollected in tranquility鈥�. However Wordsworth view on poetry on the standpoint of the poet, but 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补鈥檚 views stand on the point of 蝉补丑峁沝补测补 (reader).^[1]

In this definition P. V. Kane remarks that,

鈥榮ome give a definition of 办腻惫测补 which is more difficult than the thing to be defined (such as that of 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补)鈥�^[2].

And again wrote in the note of 厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺, 鈥�痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补, on the other hand after a good deal of hair splitting, offer us a definition which does not leave us any the wiser after reading it^[3]. Whatever, in the spite of his giving a supreme position of rasa in poetry, his definition is not free from defects. His work is devoid of originality and shows a placid borrowing from 惭补尘尘补峁璦, Abhinavagupta and 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补.^[4]

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

T. G. Manikar. Some Observations of the Definition of Poetry.

[2]:

Kane, P. V. History of Sanskrit Poetics, MLBD, Delhi, 1971, Pp- 352

[3]:

厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺, I,II, IX, with note. P. V. Kane, Oriental Book Agency, Poona, 1951, Pp-16

[4]:

Keith, A. B. History Sanskrit Literature, Pp-359