Sahrdayaloka Part 01

SR No.: 006908
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tapasvi Nandi
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 602
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 14 MB

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Śabdavșttis, the nature of : Abhidhā explain Bhoja's classification :
kāvyam
sabdaḥ (12 types)
arthah (12 kinds)
tayoh sāhityam
(12 kinds)
grammatical 8 kinds of sabda
sambandha-saktis
4-kevala-saktayah 1-abhidhā 2-vivaksā 3-tātparyam 4-pra-vibhāgah
4-sāpekṣa-śaktayah 5-vykpeksā 6-sāmarthyam 7-anvayaḥ 8-ekárthībhāvaḥ
4 poetical kinds 9-dosahānam 10-guņā"dānam 11-alamkārayogaḥ 12-rasa-aviyogaḥ.
The first eight go under the name of śabda-sambandha-śaktis. Dr. Raghavan - notes that in Bhoja, (pp. 89, ibid) Abhidhā comprises the three vrttis, Mūkhyā, Gaunī, and Laksaņā. Vivaksā is of three kinds - kākvā”di-vyangyā, prakaraṇā”di-vyangyā and abhinayā”di-vyangyā. In Tatparya is included the pratīyamāna and Dhvani. (See below, Chapter XII on Bhoja and Dhvani). These eight sabda-sambandhas are treated in chapters VII and VIII. Poetic Sāhitya begins in chapter IX.
With this explanation furnished by Dr. Raghavan, we will start our investigation as to what exactly Bhoja wants to cover under 'abhidhā' and whether his treatment is more, or equally or less scientific as compared to Mammata's scheme.
When it is observed by Dr. Raghavan that Bhoja's abhidhā covers three vșttis viz. mūkhyā, gaunī, and lakṣaṇā, we feel that Bhoja seems to be under the influence of such writers as Mukula and even Mahimā, who take lakṣaņā only as part of abhidhā. For Mukula, the ten-fold abhidhā covered the field of a-mukhyā vịtti also. On the face of it the treatment in the works of Mammaţa and his followers belonging to the kashmir tradition, seems to be more scientific.