204. 228 OKIAN CHAPTER IVTUOAVAHIRSA

228 OKIAN CHAPTER IVTUOAVAHIRSA

definition of poetry (Kavya) is that it is a body of words and meanings.

"Sabdārthasarīram Kavyam." (Dh. L., 5.)

eda Therefore, if the exponents of the theory were to accept this definition, their position would amount to nothing more than giving the body of the words and meanings a peculiar name "Dhvani." But if the position of the exponent be that Dhvani, though it stands for word and meaning yet, being an essential element of poetry, is the main source of a separate literary beauty, he will find it difficult to establish the entity of Dhvani as distinct from that of the literary qualities and embellishments of words and meanings (Sabdārthaguņālankāra). The literary beauty lies either in words and meanings as such, or in a number of letters of a certain sound value properly arranged. The former is due to embellishments of words and meanings and the latter arises from the qualities of the letters. Thus there is left no source of literary beauty which could distinctly be referred to by the word Dhvani.

As for the diction (Vrtti) and the style (Riti), they also do not have an independent individuality of their own, because diction (Vrtti) is nothing but certain types of verbal embellishments collectively so called. For this reason it is that in Bhamaha's works this word is not found. And although Udbhata uses it, yet he also does not imply thereby anything very distinct from verbal embellishment. And the style (Rīti) also is nothing but a harmonious blending of such literary qualities as are necessary for the production of the intended affections of mind (cittavrtti). As such it does not have an independent status of its own.

Thus literary production, even when analysed for the