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________________ 167 definition of poetry he indirectly refers to Rasavat as an arthalamkara with the remarks: atra sphuto na kascid alamkarah| Rasasya hi pradhanyan nalamkarata // 1. In the fifth ullasa he mentions them as alamkaras according to 'some'.But he neither refutes the advocates of these figures nor categorically denies them a separate status as alaskaras, perhaps out of deference for Anandavardhana . Kalpalata accepts these alamkaras. It also treats of six Pramanas of Jaimini as arthalamkaras as Bhoja does, and thus differs from Mammata and Hemacandra. * The author of Viveka shows comprehensive grasp, clear understanding and critical acumen in his exposition. Though he follows Namisadhu at times even when the latter's interpretation of Rudrata is not convincing, yet on the whole his interpretations are lucid and scholarly. In the third chaper of Viveka there are two points which attract our notice. The first is the wholesale borrowing of almost the first three chapters of Dhvanyaloka along with Locana thereon. The second is the detailed calculations of the prastara of metres. In this, the author of Viveka evinces his deep love for and careful study of mathematics. He has given exact and perhaps tediously meticulous details of the numerous calculations. He also gives the methods he used for working out these calculations. Naturally the theories are not his own. He quotes a PrakTt verse attributing it to Paramesvara. Viveka offers lucid explanations, critical discussions aad interpretations of many a difficult portions from several works on Poetics like Bhamahas Kavyalamkara, Rudratas Kavyalamkara, Locana and Abhinavab harati of Abhinayagupta, Vamanas Kvayalamkata-sutra, Kavya praksa etc. This is enough to make Viveka an important work. The other important feature of Viveka is that it offers very happpy readings of works like Abhinava-bharati, Locana etc. whose clear and 1. K ,P.-P. 12. 2. एते च रसवदाद्यलंकाराः। यद्यपि भावोदयभावसन्धिशबलत्वानि नालंकारतयोक्तानि तथाऽपि Hofmagn afaragh ! (ibid) P. 196. (also cf, fn. 1. above). 3. प्रधानेऽन्यत्र वाक्यार्थे यत्राङ्गन्तु रसादयः। काव्ये तस्मिन्नलंकारः रसादिरिति मे मतिः॥ ध्वन्यालोक II. (ef. fn. I. above where Mammata paraphrases this karika). 4. H. K, S. (P. 405). 5. I have not been able to place this Paramesvara, He cannot be the one who flourished in the 13th century A, D,
| SR No. | 032756 |
| Book Title | Kalplata Vivek |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Murari Lal Nagar, Harishankar Shastry |
| Publisher | L D Indology Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 1968 |
| Total Pages | 550 |
| Language | Hindi, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 15 MB |