267. KĀVYAPRARĀSA 267

KĀVYAPRARĀSA 267

शच्षया and व्यम्जना; III. how all kinds of senses may be म्यम्जक and how the function in such cases is व्यम्जना; IV. thetwo varie- ties of ध्वनि viz. भविवचितवाच्य and विवचितान्यपरवाच्य and their sub- divisions, the nature of rasa, of स्थायिभावs, of विभावs and व्यमिचारि- भावs; various theories about rasa; V. the second variety of काव्य viz. गुशीभूतव्यक्ञय and its eight sub-divisions: VI. third kind of काव्य called चित्र (or अधम) and its two varieties, शब्दचित्र and अर्थ- चित्र; VII. the dosas of पद, वाक्य, भर्थ and of rasa and how in some cases what is generally a dosa may lend charm; VIII. distinction between gunas and alankaras and the position that there are only three gunas माधुर्य, भोजसू and प्रसाद; definitions of these; other gunas are included under these or are really the absence of dosas; the combination of certain letters is condu- cive to these gunas; IX. the figures of sabda, viz. ntfas (two varieties, श्लेष and काकु), अनुप्रास्त (छेकानु० and वृत्त्यनु०) and the three पृस्तिs (उपनागरिका, परुषा and कोमला which were designa- ted वैदभी, गौडी and पाब्चाली ritis by Vamana and others), लाटानुप्रास, यमक (with its numerous varieties), श्लेष, चित्र (its varieties such as खङ्बन्ध, मुरजबन्ध), पुनरुकवदाभास; X. sixty-one अलद्दारs of sense; the dosas of MTEK are included under the dosas treated in the 7th उल्लास. It will have been noticed how anz deals with all topics of Poetics except dramaturgy. He casts his net over a wide area. He quotes about 620 verses from other authors to illu- strate his teachings. For want of space it is not possible to set out in detail all the authors and works from which quotations are taken. The following are mentioned by name :- भाचार्याभिनव- गुप्त, कालिदास, कामशाख, उद्धट, ध्वनिकार or ध्वनिकृत, बाय, भट्टनायक, भरत, महाभाष्यकार, मयूर, रुद्रट, लोल्गट, वाक्यपदीय, शङ्कुक, श्रीहष. Among those which are not named are the following :- the works of कालिदास and भवभूति, भमरुशतक, कपरमडजरी, कुट्टनीमत, चरडीशतक, नवसाइसाककचरित, नागानन्द, बालरामायण, भट्ि, भतृहरि, भल्लट, भामह, भास, माघ, रत्नावली, राघवा- नन्द, विज्जका, विद्वशालभन्जिका, विष्णुपुराय, वेखीसंहार, हयग्रीववध, हरविजय. Thought much of waHe's treatment is based upon the works of his predecessors, such as the ध्वन्यालोक, उद्भट, भामह, रुद्रट (frqm whose work about 30 verses are quoted), वामन, अमिनवगुप्त, yet he is a man of independent views and his respect for these ancient authoritics does not preclude him from criticizing them when occasion demands. For example, he strongly criti- cizes (in 9th उल्ास Pp. 516-527) महोडट for the latter's view about