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A Handbook of Classical Sanskrit Rhetoric
school since he gives maximum importance to the figures of
speech while discussing the value of poetic language. In total 38
alamkāras have been defined, explained and illustrated by him.
According to Bhamaha, vakrokti or artful diction is the underly-
ing principle of alamkāra and, therefore, he rejects the status of
hetu, sūkṣma and lesa 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. Kavyālmkāra-sāra-samgraha : Udbhaṭa (750-850 AD), the most
notable protagonist of the alamkāra school, the court-pundit of the
king Jayapiḍa of Kashmir (779-813 AD) is the author of this treatise
entitled Kavyālmkāra-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 Kavyālmkāra 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 alamkāras and illustrates
them through 80 verses.
7. Kavyālmkāra-sūtra-vṛtti : Vāmana (750-850 AD) is the author
of the Kavyalmkāra-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 sutras 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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A Handbook of Classical Sanskrit Rhetoric
school since he gives maximum importance to the figures of
speech while discussing the value of poetic language. In total 38
alamkāras have been defined, explained and illustrated by him.
According to Bhamaha, vakrokti or artful diction is the underly-
ing principle of alamkāra and, therefore, he rejects the status of
hetu, sūkṣma and lesa 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. Kavyālmkāra-sāra-samgraha : Udbhaṭa (750-850 AD), the most
notable protagonist of the alamkāra school, the court-pundit of the
king Jayapiḍa of Kashmir (779-813 AD) is the author of this treatise
entitled Kavyālmkāra-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 Kavyālmkāra 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 alamkāras and illustrates
them through 80 verses.
7. Kavyālmkāra-sūtra-vṛtti : Vāmana (750-850 AD) is the author
of the Kavyalmkāra-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 sutras 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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