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A Handbook of Classical Sanskrit Rhetoric
 
school since he gives maximum importance to the figures of
imum importance to the figures of
speech while discussing the value of poetic language. In total 38
alam
alaṃkāras have been defined, explained and illustrated by him.
 

 
According to Bhaāmaha, vakrokti or artful diction is the underly-
ing principle of alam
ing principle of alaṃkāra and, therefore, he rejects the status of

hetu, sūkṣma and lesśa as figures since such expressions are devoid of

any poetic charm. He also rejects vārtā and svabhāvokti and

criticises the verses given by his predecessors as examples of these

figures.
 

 
6. Kavyālmaṃkāra-sāra-samṃgraha : Udbhaṭa (750-850 AD), the most

notable protagonist of the alamṃkāra school, the court-pundit of the

king Jayapiāpīḍa of Kashmir (779-813 AD) is the author of this treatise

entitled Kavyālmaṃkāra-sāra-samgraha or Compilation of essence of the the-

ories of Literary Criticism. The name of the work significantly indi-

cates that it is a compendium of poetics. It is divided into 6 chap-

ters containing 79 karikās. Here 41 figures have been defined and

illustrated. Udbhaṭa's commentator has informed that all the illus-

trative verses have been taken from Udbhaṭa's own poem Kumāra-

sambhava, which is unfortunately lost. His second work Bhāmaha-

vivaraṇa, a commentary on Bhāmaha's Kavyālmaṃkāra is also lost.

Udbhaṭa's treatment of some figures is most commendable and,

therefore, his opinions have been referred to with respect in many

cases by later rhetoricians.
 

 
He is a follower of Bhāmaha and repeats 15 of his definitions of

figures of speech. The author defines 41 alamṃkāras and illustrates

them through 80 verses.
 

 
7. Kavyālmaṃkāra-sūtra-vṛtti : Vāmana (750-850 AD) is the author

of the Kavyalmālaṃkāra-sūtra-vṛtti (or A Treatise on Poetics codified in

sutras with their explanations in brief), which is written in the form of

sūtra (aphorism) along with vṛtti (commentary). The total number

of 319 suūtras arranged with their brief commentaries have been

divided into 5 parts and 12 chapters. Different illustrations are

given in 250 verses, some of which are his own compositions and

others taken from his contemporary poets. Thirty three figures

have been defined, explained and illustrated here. Vāmana's con-
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