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A Handbook of Classical Sanskrit Rhetoric
14. Vāgbhatālamkāra (or Vägbhata's Treatise on Poetics) : This is a
small treatise known by the name of its author Vägbhaṭa (1123-56
AD). There is another rhetorician of the same name whose work is
called Kävyānusāsana.
The present work is divided into 5 chapters and contains 260
verses. The fourth chapter discusses 40 alamkāras. The
Kavyānusāsana of second Vägbhata is written in the form of sutra,
vṛtti and udāharaṇa (ie aphorism, explanation and illustration) and
gives, in brief, a complete treatment of the topics of poetics. But
both texts lack originality and extensively borrow from previous
works. Therefore these two Vägbhaṭas do not exert any influence
in the domain of literary criticism.
15. Kāvyanusāsana (or Prescriptions on the Treatment of Poetry): It
is written by the famous jain scholar, grammarian, critic and poet
Hemacandra (11th century AD). He is a prolific writer whose
works cover rhetoric and prosody, grammar of the Prākṛta lan-
guage, lexicography, biography of the Jain sains, poems with dou-
ble meanings (dvyāśraya kāvya) and Yoga philosophy. But his con-
tribution to Sanskrit poetics is not very significant and therefore
later rhetoricians remain silent about his work and do not quote or
refer to his opinions. The Kavyanuśāsana is basically a compilation
with extensive borrowings from the works of Rajasekhara, Anan-
davardhana, Abhinavagupta, Mammaţa and others. The work (in
three parts the sutras known as Kävyānuśäsana, the vṛtti called
Alamkāra-cūḍāmaṇi and the commentary called Viveka) is divided
into 8 chapters and quotes 1500 verses from renowned poets as
illustrations. He deals with 6 figures of sounds and 29 figures of
sense along with their divisions
16. Candraloka (or Moonlight focussing the Beauty of Poetry): The
Candrāloka (1200-1250 AD) of Jayadeva is an elementary treatise
written in very simple and lucid style and perhaps intended to serve
as a handbook for the beginners. The voluminous Sanskrit drama
Prasanna-rāghava, based on the theme of Vālmīki's Rāmāyaṇa, also
comes from the same author. Jayadeva is honoured with the title
Piyūṣa-varşa (ie a poet showering nectar) for his mellifluous verses.
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A Handbook of Classical Sanskrit Rhetoric
14. Vāgbhatālamkāra (or Vägbhata's Treatise on Poetics) : This is a
small treatise known by the name of its author Vägbhaṭa (1123-56
AD). There is another rhetorician of the same name whose work is
called Kävyānusāsana.
The present work is divided into 5 chapters and contains 260
verses. The fourth chapter discusses 40 alamkāras. The
Kavyānusāsana of second Vägbhata is written in the form of sutra,
vṛtti and udāharaṇa (ie aphorism, explanation and illustration) and
gives, in brief, a complete treatment of the topics of poetics. But
both texts lack originality and extensively borrow from previous
works. Therefore these two Vägbhaṭas do not exert any influence
in the domain of literary criticism.
15. Kāvyanusāsana (or Prescriptions on the Treatment of Poetry): It
is written by the famous jain scholar, grammarian, critic and poet
Hemacandra (11th century AD). He is a prolific writer whose
works cover rhetoric and prosody, grammar of the Prākṛta lan-
guage, lexicography, biography of the Jain sains, poems with dou-
ble meanings (dvyāśraya kāvya) and Yoga philosophy. But his con-
tribution to Sanskrit poetics is not very significant and therefore
later rhetoricians remain silent about his work and do not quote or
refer to his opinions. The Kavyanuśāsana is basically a compilation
with extensive borrowings from the works of Rajasekhara, Anan-
davardhana, Abhinavagupta, Mammaţa and others. The work (in
three parts the sutras known as Kävyānuśäsana, the vṛtti called
Alamkāra-cūḍāmaṇi and the commentary called Viveka) is divided
into 8 chapters and quotes 1500 verses from renowned poets as
illustrations. He deals with 6 figures of sounds and 29 figures of
sense along with their divisions
16. Candraloka (or Moonlight focussing the Beauty of Poetry): The
Candrāloka (1200-1250 AD) of Jayadeva is an elementary treatise
written in very simple and lucid style and perhaps intended to serve
as a handbook for the beginners. The voluminous Sanskrit drama
Prasanna-rāghava, based on the theme of Vālmīki's Rāmāyaṇa, also
comes from the same author. Jayadeva is honoured with the title
Piyūṣa-varşa (ie a poet showering nectar) for his mellifluous verses.
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