Sahrdayaloka Part 02

SR No.: 006909
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tapasvi Nandi
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 642
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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Classification of Poetry
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qualities have proved to be otherwise in her case personally, especially where lovematters are concerned. The illustration cited is Krīdā-rasātalam. The BP. has a more elaborate and more methodical presentation which thus could be, possibly an improvement on NLRK.'s presentation and therefore later. Whatever it may be, for our methodology we have preferred to place the BP. earlier than the NLRK. Both. however can claim the same status over each other.
Vāgbhata (II), naming his work and also modelling it after the Kāvyánuśāsana of Hemacandra, calls śrīgadita as 'geya' art-form. Hemacandra divides 'preksya' i.e. abhineya as pāțhya and geya, but Vāgbhața does not indicate that he takes geya also as abhineya. But we may conclude that as he chooses to follow Hemacandra, for him also the 'geya' art-forms are part of abhineya also. He observes : (pp. 18, ibid)
“ekasūtram tu netā syād gopastrīņām yathā hariḥ, yasmin kulanganā patyuḥ sakhy agre varņayed guṇān, upālambham ca kurute,
geye śrīgaditam tu tat." As is Hari of gopis so there is one netā i.e. nāyaka and in this 'geya' art-form, the heroine, a nobly born lady, describes before her friend the qualities of her husband, and also passes admonition. In the Sāhityadarpaņa (S.D.) Viśvanātha observes : (S.D. VI. 293/295):
“prakhyātavrttam ekángam prakhyātódātta-nāyakam, prasiddha-nāyikam, garbha-vimarśābhyam vivarjitam. (VI/293) bhāratī-vștti-bahulam śrī-ti-śabdena sankulam, matam origaditam năma vidvadbhir uparūpakam. (VI/294) śrir (strir) ásīnā śrīgadite gāyet kiñcit pathed api,