Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study)
by Debabrata Barai | 2014 | 105,667 words
This page relates 鈥楻ajashekhara鈥檚 Concept and Foundation of Kavi-shiksha鈥� of the English study on the Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara: a poetical encyclopedia from the 9th century dealing with the ancient Indian science of poetics and rhetoric (also know as alankara-shastra). The Kavya-mimamsa is written in eighteen chapters representing an educational framework for the poet (kavi) and instructs him in the science of applied poetics for the sake of making literature and poetry (kavya).
Part 20 - 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 Concept and Foundation of 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ�
搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 magnum-opus K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 gives him as the position of the propounder and pioneer of the new 碍补惫颈-艣颈办峁Ｄ� School in Sanskrit poetics. In this K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 is mainly a text applied poetics rather than a work on traditional schools, there the ideas regarding applied poetics are scattered first to last throughout the work.
In this work he has discusses about the equipment of a poet in the creative writings, 办腻惫测补-辫腻办补 or poetic maturity, 辫腻迟丑补-辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻, appropriation of words and meaning, sources of literary themes, routine and duties of a budding poet and descriptions of geographical regions and seasons, which knowledge can be helpful for aspirant poet. Our topic is concentrated about this matter thus it will be discusses elaborately later in analysis and interpretation part.