Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana
by Gaurapada D膩sa | 2015 | 234,703 words
Baladeva Vidyabhusana鈥檚 Sahitya-kaumudi covers all aspects of poetical theory except the topic of dramaturgy. All the definitions of poetical concepts are taken from Mammata鈥檚 Kavya-prakasha, the most authoritative work on Sanskrit poetical rhetoric. Baladeva Vidyabhushana added the eleventh chapter, where he expounds additional ornaments from Visv...
Text 8.7
啶呧ぅ 啶椸啶�-啶啶︵ぎ啷� 啶嗋す,
atha gu峁嘺-bhedam 膩ha,
Now he mentions the varieties of 驳耻峁嘺蝉,
尘腻诲丑耻谤测补uja岣�-pras膩d膩khy膩s trayas te na punar da艣a ||8.68ab||
There are three 驳耻峁嘺蝉, called 尘腻诲丑耻谤测补 (sweetness, melting), ojas (vigor), and 辫谤补蝉腻诲补 (clarity), and not ten (8.12).
Commentary:
Bharata Muni stated ten 驳耻峁嘺蝉. Bh膩maha only accepted three of them. 痴腻尘补苍补 kept the names of Bharata muni鈥檚 驳耻峁嘺蝉 and changed some definitions. 膧苍补苍诲补惫补谤诲丑补苍补 followed Bh膩maha. From here to text 8.20, Mamma峁璦 perfects 膧苍补苍诲补惫补谤诲丑补苍补鈥檚 methodology in this regard also by repudiating 痴腻尘补苍补鈥檚 manner of categorizing the 驳耻峁嘺蝉. The particulars of 尘腻诲丑耻谤测补, ojas and 辫谤补蝉腻诲补 are mentioned afterward (8.20-26).