274. KĀVYAPRAKĀŠA 275

KĀVYAPRAKĀŠA 275

सोमेश्वर, सरस्वतीतीर्थं and जयन्त deserve special mention as being amongst the earliest ones. The काव्यप्रकाशसद्केत of रचक was edited by Prof. S. P. Bhattacharya in the Calcutta Oriental Journal vol. II. pp. 1-75 with valuable English notes and the com. on 10th Ullasa by Prof. Sukthankar at the end of his edi- tion of a part of the काव्यप्रकाश. The com. (called प्रदीप) of गोविन्दठक्कुर is a very learned one. He flourished probably in the 15th century. Except the Bhagavadgita there is hardly any other work in classical Sanskrit that has so many commentaries1 on it. 27 The अलकारसर्वस्व of रय्यक. This is a standard work on figures of speech. The author is a staunch advocate of the dhvani school and briefly summarises the views of Bhamaha, Udbhata, Rudrata, Vamana, the वक्रोकिजीवित, व्यक्तिविवेक and ध्वनिकार on the essence of Poetry. He then deals with पुनरकव- दाभास, छेकानुप्रास, वृत्यनुप्रास, यमक, लाटानुप्रास, चित्र and about 75 figures of अर्थ beginning with उपमा. He defines more figures than मम्मट and his treatment (in the 86 sutras and the वृत्ति thereon) is generally more elaborate than that of the latter. The edition here referred to is the K. M. one of 1939 A. D. He adds a few figures such as परिणाम, रसवत्, प्रेयः, ऊजस्व्रि, समाहित, भावोदय, भावसन्धि and भावशबल to those defined by मम्मट and gives two altogether new figures, viz. विकल्प (pp. 198-200, as he himself says पूर्वेरकृतविवेकोत्र दर्शित इत्यवगन्तव्यम्) and विचित्र (Pp. 168- 169, about which जयरथ says 'एतद्धि ग्रन्थकृतैवाभिनवत्वेनोक्तम्). My notes to the साहित्यदर्पण will show how विश्वनाथ was indebted to the अलक्वारसर्वस्व and received inspiration from it. The same may be said of the एकावली, कुवलयानन्द and other works. The work is divided into three parts; first come the sūtras (in prose) defining the figures, then the vrtti and the examples, all of which are cited from previous works. Among the authors and works quoted or referred to the following deserve attention :- 1. कमलाकर (who wrote the निर्यायसिन्धु in 1612 A. D.) says in his टीका on the काव्यप्रकाश 'काव्यप्रकारो टिप्पयायः सहस्र सन्ति यथपि। ताभ्यस्त्वस्या विरोषो य: पशिडतः सोऽवधार्यताम्॥ (D. C. ms. No. 429 of 1895-1900 described in Govt. mss. at B. O. R. I. cat. vol. XII. P. 129). महेश्वर in his भावार्थचिन्तामणि remarks 'काव्यप्रकाशस्य कृता गृहे गृहे टीका तथाप्येष तथैव दुर्गमः। सुखेन विज्ञातुमिमं य ईहते धीरः स पर्ता निपुयं विलोकताम्।।'.