Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study)
by Debabrata Barai | 2014 | 105,667 words
This page relates 鈥楽ynthesis of Riti, Vritti and Pravriitti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 3 - Synthesis of 搁墨迟颈, 痴峁泃迟颈 and Prav峁沬tti
In the Sanskrit Poetics, the doctrine of Rasa and Dhvani, 础濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉 and Vakrokti, 骋耻峁嘺 and 搁墨迟颈 are complementary theory, maintain and patronage to each other. There are the junction theory of 搁墨迟颈, 痴峁泃迟颈 and 笔谤补惫峁泃迟颈 are very close and cooperated that their importance cannot be explained without their proper elaborately discussion.
The sage Bharatamuni in his 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 described dress up, behavior, custom and 惫腻谤迟腻 of people based on the different part of the country. But there he has not say anything about the matter of synthesis about the 搁墨迟颈, 痴峁泃迟颈 and 笔谤补惫峁泃迟颈. He says:
鈥�p峁泃hivy膩 n膩n膩诲别艣补ve艣abh膩峁Ｄ乧膩r膩岣� 惫腻谤迟腻岣� 办丑腻辫补测补迟墨迟颈 惫峁泃迟颈岣� | 辫谤补惫峁泃迟颈艣ca nivedana 触鈥�
- 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 of Bharata: XIII
Bharatamuni divided country mainly on four parts and he has discussed the significance of four different types of 辫谤补惫峁泃迟颈蝉 based on different parts. In addition to this, he also posits 痴峁泃迟颈鈥檚 as the mother of all the 碍腻惫测补 (poetry) by the charming description of 痴峁泃迟颈s.
鈥�sarve峁Ｄ乵eva k膩vy膩n膩峁� m膩啷僼ak膩v峁泃taya岣� sm峁泃膩岣� 触鈥�
- 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 of Bharata: XX/ 4
In this way we can only found the analysis of 惫峁泃迟颈蝉 and 辫谤补惫峁泃迟颈蝉 on the dramatic angle, but there he doesn鈥檛 notice about the 谤墨迟颈. Then the follower rhetorician 叠丑腻尘补丑补, V膩ma峁嘺, 顿补峁囜笉颈苍, 膧苍补苍诲补惫补谤诲丑补苍补 and also 搁耻诲谤补峁璦 discusses the 谤墨迟颈 based on the poetical points of view in their own works in different ways. But the 驰腻测腻惫补谤墨测补 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 is the first 膧濒补峁僰腻谤颈办补 in the Sanskrit poetics that was established the synthesis of 谤墨迟颈, 惫峁泃迟颈 and 辫谤补惫峁泃迟颈.
鈥�tatra ve艣aviny膩sakrama pra惫峁泃迟颈岣�, 惫颈濒腻蝉补 viny膩sakramo 惫峁泃迟颈岣�, vacanavinn膩sakramo 谤墨迟颈岣�触鈥�
-碍腻惫测补m墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-III, Pp- 9
That is also 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 another mind-blowing contribution to the Sanskrit poetics from his original meditative.
However, 膧肠腻谤测补 Bharatamuni, 叠丑腻尘补丑补, B膩峁嘺bhatta and 顿补峁囜笉颈苍 divided 谤墨迟颈 and 辫谤补惫峁泃迟颈 according to the different regions of country and 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 also agree with those types of classifications. Furthermore 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 deeply highlighted the border of different regions especially based on the geographical perspectives.
According to 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补, the country 础峁単补, 痴补峁単补, Suha, Brahma, 碍补濒颈峁単补, 碍补耻艣补濒, Tosal, Utkal, Magadha, Mudgar, Videha, Nepal, Tramraliptaka, Malada, Mallavartaka and Brahmattara etc. the eastern parts are the province of Gau岣嵞珁a 谤墨迟颈.
鈥�atha sarve 辫谤补迟丑补尘补峁� 辫谤腻肠墨峁� 诲颈艣补峁� 艣i艣riyuryatr膩峁単ava峁単asuhmavrahmapu峁囜笉rayady膩 janapad膩岣� | tath膩vidh膩kalpay膩pi tay膩 yadahava峁兣沘havad墨k峁泃a岣� sam膩savadanupr膩savadyoga惫峁泃迟颈parampar膩garbha峁� jag膩da s膩 gau岣嵞珁膩 谤墨迟颈岣�| 鈥�
-碍腻惫测补m墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-III, Pp- 8
笔腻帽肠腻濒补, 艢奴谤补蝉别苍补, 贬补蝉迟颈苍腻辫耻谤补, 碍补艣尘墨谤补, 痴腻濒丑墨办补 and 叠腻濒丑墨办补 the northern parts are the place for 笔腻帽肠腻濒墨 谤墨迟颈.
鈥�tata艣ca sa p膩帽c膩l膩npatpucc膩肠腻濒补 yatra p膩帽肠腻濒补艣urasenapastin膩purak膩艣m墨rav膩h墨-kav膩hl墨kav膩lyavey膩dayo janapad膩岣 tath膩vidh膩kalpay膩pi tay膩 yadahavda艣a峁僾ad墨k峁泃a岣� 墨峁dasam膩sa峁� 墨峁danupr膩sam耻辫补肠腻谤补garbha帽ca jag膩da s膩 p膩帽肠腻濒墨 谤墨迟颈岣� 触鈥�
-碍腻惫测补m墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-III, Pp- 9
And, the Malaya, Kuntala, Kerala, Mah墨saka, Asmaka, Vidarbha, 碍腻帽 chi, kaber, moral, chol, Dandak and Pandaya etc. Southern parts of the country are for the Vaidarbh墨 谤墨迟颈.
鈥�tata艣ca sa 诲补办峁峁嚹佱箖 di艣am膩sas膩da yatra malayamekalaku ntalake ralap膩lama帽jajaramap膩r膩峁ａ弓ra va峁単akali峁単膩dayo janapad膩岣� | yadatyartha峁� ca sa tay膩 va艣a峁僾ad墨k峁泃a岣� sth膩n膩nupr膩savadasam膩sa峁� yog峁泇attigarbha艣ca jag膩da s膩 惫补颈诲补谤产丑墨 谤墨迟颈岣� 触鈥�
-碍腻惫测补m墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-III, Pp- 9
搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 described in the 碍腻惫测补 (poetry) use of 础耻岣峢谤补-惭腻驳补诲丑墨 Pravrtti, Bh膩rat墨 惫峁泃迟颈 and Gau岣峣ya 谤墨迟颈 by the eastern 谤别驳颈辞苍鈥檚 poet. 笔腻帽 肠腻濒补-madhyama辫谤补惫峁泃迟颈, S膩ttavati 惫峁泃迟颈 (grand style) or 膧rabhat墨 惫峁泃迟颈 and 笔腻帽 肠腻濒墨 谤墨迟颈 mostly uses the 笔腻帽 肠腻濒补 谤别驳颈辞苍鈥檚 kavi (poet). In this way the kavi (poet) of Daksina desa (southern part) of country also uses the dak峁n膩nta 辫谤补惫峁泃迟颈, 惫补颈诲补谤产丑墨 谤墨迟颈 and the kavi (poet) of 础惫补苍迟墨 诲别艣补 employed 础惫补苍迟墨 辫谤补惫峁泃迟颈, S膩ttavat墨 or 碍补耻艣颈办墨 惫峁泃迟颈. There 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补s ascertainment about 谤墨迟颈 is that, the uses of 厂补尘腻蝉补 (compounds) with 补苍耻辫谤腻艣补 (alliteration) or yoga 惫峁泃迟颈 and the tradition of 耻辫补肠腻谤补-yoga-惫峁泃迟颈.
That is also 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 another pure contribution to Sanskrit Poetics and gives him different fame in the history of Sanskrit poetics.
