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poets' genius is refined by such a vast range of knowledge, he would never describe things in a way which is absurd and inconsistent with the real nature of those things. For instance, if in describing spring a poet says that there are gift fra flowers everywhere in spring, it will be absurd and contrary to the state of things in nature, for giftigia flowers are seen in abundance only in rainy season. A poet, in short, must be a man of minute observation and an eminently practical man; otherwise his poem is sure to be a butt of ridicule.
Almost all noted writers on Rhetorics have discussed this point and emphasised on the paramount importance of ' a sense of propriety' as they call it.
, in his sitfactaarteaf, has, exhaustively and in a masterly manner, dealt with this subject, and freely pointed out various lapses or blunders of Sanskrit poets-even of the great poets like कालिदास and भवभूति-- due to their lack of this sense of propriety,
राजशेखर, in his काव्यमीमांसा (8th chapter ), has given similar illustrations to show how poets in their poems make use of their knowledge of various subjects.
77191, in his patter, has also casually referred to this sense of propriety which has to be strictly observed by the poets (Vide Tariant fat. al. p. 50/51 ); says he " अनौचित्यं तु रसभङ्गहेतुत्वात्परिहरणीयम् । भङ्गश्च पानकादिरसादौ सिकतादि निपातजनितेवारुन्तुदता । तच्च जातिदेशकालवर्णाश्रमवयोवस्था प्रकृतिव्यवहारादेः प्रपञ्चजातस्य तस्य यल्लोकशास्त्रसिद्धमुचितद्रव्यगुणक्रियादि तद्भेदः ।
In the ninth Sutra A. emphasises the necessity of constant practice in writing poems under the guidance of either a great poet or a Rhetorician or both.
The word काव्यविद् has been interpreted by हेमचन्द्र
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