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because such proficiency is superfluous. However, as Vāmana points out, this kind of objection is misplaced. For, the new word's incapability of being employed amounts to its inability to help communication of meaning without delay. And the communication of a meaning is always by means of common sense. For example, someone has a definite idea that the Sanskrit word "Nivi" means the knot of the lower garmet (an undergarment), but he entertains a doubt as to whether the garment belongs to a woman or a man. So he looks up a standard dictionary wherein it is clearly mentioned that "Nivi" means a "knot of the under-garment of a woman". Vamana proceeds further, and takes a concrete example in which the word Jaghana occurs with a horse. Now, for a student of literature, who is aware that the word Jaghana refers to three things - a back ( of a horse ), the race or breed ( of a being ) as also the lower part ( of the body ) - the sense of 'the knot of an under-garment' will definitely arise in his mind though he will not know whether the word "Nivi'' refers to a man or woman. It is here that the dictionary will clinch the issue in favour of a woman's garment. Thus, a reference to a certain chapter of the dictionary proves to be of great help to a budding poet. Hemachandra has abridged Vamana's gloss on Sūtra-5 of Chapter 3 of Adhikarana-l, since, if you take the whole discussion in Vāmana's work, it contains a very interesting and instructive argument. Incidentally. Hemachandra seems to have kept the Kāvyālamkārasūtravịtti of Vāmana before him while dealing with the list of the different scientific subjects. This is clear from his adoption and adaptation of Vamana's phraseology while dealing with the sciences of grammar, matrics and lexicons. One only regrets that he has not cared to mention Vāmana's name in his Viveka commentary.
Hemachandra has mentioned śruti, Smști, Purāņa, Stihāsa, Āgama, Tarka, Nātyaśāstra, Arthaśāstra, Kāmaśāstrā and Yogaśāstra in his gloss on the word Šāstra in the Sūtra. Consequently, he takes up each of these subjects for explanation
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| SR No. | 001713 |
| Book Title | Kavyanushasana Critical Study |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | A N Upadhye |
| Publisher | A N Upadhye |
| Publication Year | 1987 |
| Total Pages | 558 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Literature, & Kavya |
| File Size | 10 MB |