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of the subject matter of काव्य are 12, अति, स्मृति, इतिहास, पुराष, प्रमाणाविधा (मीमांसा and तर्कशाख), समयविद्या, राजसिद्धान्तत्रयी (भर्थशाखत्र, नाय्यशाख, कामशाल), लोक, विरचना (कविमनीषानिर्मितं कथातन्त्रमथमान्नं वा बिरचना), and प्रकीणंक; यायावरीय adds four more; IX भर्थव्याप्ति-the subject of description may be दिव्य, दिव्यमानुष, मानुष, पातालीय, मर्त्यं- पातालीय, दिव्यपातालीय and दिव्यमर्त्यपातालीय; whatever the location may be the subject must be रसवत् (p.45 रसवत एव निबन्धो युक्तो न नीरसस्येति भापराजिति :... भमिति यायावरीय:), the subject of description may be in an isolated verse or in a qa=4, cach of which is of five kinds; X कविचर्या and राजचर्या-काव्यविद्याS (नामधातुपारायय, अभिषान- कोश, छन्दोविचिति and अंलक्ार), 64 कलाs are the उपविद्ाS, काव्यमातरः (देशवार्ता, विदग्धवाद, लोकयात्रा, विद्द्गोष्ठी etc.), purity of body, speech and thought necessary for a poet; the house of a poet, his attendants and writing materials, how a poet should divide the whole day into eight parts and the duties appropriate to each of the eight parts, women also may write poetry, assembly hall to be erected by kings for examining poets, in large towns assemblies to be formed for testing those learned in the ₹ITeS and rar; XI-XIII-how far a poet can appropriate a prede- cessor's words and thoughts; XIV-XVI about कविसमय (con- ventions) with reference to countries, trees, plants, flowers, etc. about intangible things (as a smile which is said to be white); XVII देशविभाग- the various countries, rivers, mountains in the four quarters of India and the products peculiar to each; the colour of the complexion rious peoples; XVIII काल- fr-the seasons, the winds, flowers, birds and actions appro- priate to variuos seasons. It will be seen that this work is a mine of information on numerous matters. It appears that the printed काव्यमीमांसा is only a fragment of what the author contemplated (e. g. on p. 11 it says-तमौपनिषदिके वच््याम:). The अलक्वारशेखर at the end of the 11th मरीचि quotes two verses from राजशेखर which are not found in the काव्यमी०, one of which is 'अलक्कारशिरोरत्नं सर्वस्वं काव्य- सम्पदाम्। उपमा कविवंशस्य मातैवेति मतिर्मम ॥'. The work is written somewhat after the अर्थशाखर of कौटिल्य and the style is vigorous,

poets as follows: पठन्ति लटमं लाटा: प्राकृतं संस्कृतद्विषः। जिहया ललितो- स्वापलव्वसौन्दर्यमुद्रया॥ शारदाया: प्रसादेन काश्मीरः सुकविजनः। कर्रों गुडूचीग- ष्डूपस्तेषां पाठक्रम: किमु ॥ ... पाब्चालमएडलभुर्वा सुभगः कवीनां श्रोत्रे मधु च्षरति किंचन काव्यपाठः ॥ काव्यमी० VII. p.34.