Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study)
by Debabrata Barai | 2014 | 105,667 words
This page relates 鈥楻ajashekhara鈥檚 descriptions on Origin of Poetry鈥� of the 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).
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Part 2 - 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 descriptions on Origin of Poetry
In the third chapter of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 碍腻惫测补m墨m膩峁僺膩 described the story relating to the 办腻惫测补辫耻谤耻峁迟辫补迟迟颈 (origin of poetry), origin of metrical composition with its subsequent developments in a chronological order. The story also connected with the customs and manners prevents in the different parts of India and also the marriage of 碍腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 (poetry) with 厂腻丑颈迟测补-痴颈诲测腻-痴补诲丑奴 (literary criticism). The novel concept of 碍腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁岣� is the fruit of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 poetic genius and it probably suggested by nation of Veda-辫耻谤耻峁. In this description 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 seems to be the only 膧濒补峁僰腻谤颈办补 who may be try to appreciates of women participation in poetic world.
The story of 碍腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁岣� given by 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 is based on 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 (myths). However, we have found many other Sanskrit literatures also gives the various accounts of origin of 碍腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁岣� i.e. 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, Buddhacarita and 叠腻峁嘺鈥檚 Har峁carita[1]. But 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 gives this legendary account of origin of 办腻惫测补 brings into the light of paramount important which is attach to poetic expression.
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[1]:
痴腻测耻辫奴谤腻峁嘺: Ch- 65, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补: 艢膩ntiparva- 359, 艢alya parva: Ch. 52 and Buddahacarita: 1/47