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though not always' (like वामन V. I. 3-5); some examples of words employed in the Veda, in Pāņini, Vārtika and Bhāşya, Nirukta, sūtras, smrtis that are to be employed by poets; the usage of sistas like Kālidāsa and Bāņa is to be followed; modes of address for characters in dramas; characteristic des- criptions of the ladies of several countries and their complexi- ons; pravrttis called भावन्त्य, दात्षिर्खात्य, पौरस्त्य and भोड्रमागध; various festivals and sports of different countries and in different seasons; the six pramānas; VIII. The reader who relishes kavya secures the highest pleasure (ईदृशं भावयन् काव्यं रसिक: परमं सुखम। प्राप्नोति कालवैषम्याद्गुरतस्त्रिविधोपि सन् ॥।); the Veda (in Rg. X. 71. 2 सक्तुमिव०) and the Uttararamacarita भाविभतज्योतिषा IV. 18) state that the most auspicious glory resides in the words of poets and unparallelled pleasure is the reward of revolving the meaning of a good poem in the mind. Among the authors and works expressly named are अक्षपाद, अनर्घराघव, उत्तररामचरित, कादम्बरी, कालिदास, काल्यायन (p. 108), जैमिनि, धनदत्त (p.94), बाख, भगवदज्जुक (p. 72), भवभूति (p. 54 भव- भूतिः श्मशानाक्के जगाद रसिकप्रभुः), भामह (p. 89), भारवि, भोजराज, महावीर- चरित, माघ, मालतीमाधव, वक्रोक्तिकार (p.117), वामन (p. 32), वाल्मीकि, विन्ध्यवासिन (p. 43), वेसीसंहार, व्यास, शिवभद्र (p. 120). Among those not named are the following; more than a dozen defi- nitions and illustrations are quoted from the काव्यादर्श. Similarly, about a dozen definitions and examples are quoted from 3Re's भलक्कारसारसंग्रह. After quoting the first two verses of उद्दट's work the commentary of प्रतोहारेन्दुराज also is quoted 'पुनरुक्त ... कैश्चिदुपाहता इति पठित्वा एवमाचार्या व्याचक्ते अ्त्ालक्वारा ... र्थालक्वारता-इति' (p. 39). On p. 54 the verse विरुद्धरविरु ... याकरः is quoted from दशरूप (IV. 34). On p. 51 two verses and a half (अपहनुतिर० ... कथ्यते) are quoted from the सरस्वतीकएठाभरण (IV. 41-43) and on p. 87 is quoted the कारिका 'वैदर्भादिकृतः पन्थाः' which is सर. क. II. 27. Eight verses on p. 137 are quoted from the तन्त्रवार्तिक of कुमारिल (pp.259-260, व्याकरणाधिकरण). On pp. 145-146 are quoted three verses about the dress of the ladies of Gauda, Mahodaya and Avanti which occur in राजशेखर's काव्यमीमांसा (pp. 8-9). The most important thing is that the काव्यप्रकाश is quoted twice viz. I. 3 (शचिर्निपु- 1. Many of these such as न कर्मधारयः कार्यो बहुमीहिप्रतीतिदः। सम्भाव्यस्य निषेधे च दौ निषेधावुदाहतौ (p.128) are like वामन's in V. 1. 7 and 9.