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Classification of Poetry
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Dr. Raghavan feels that this is a misreading for prekṣaṇa as seen in the BP. and NLRK. The BP. has prekșaņaka (pp. 385, BP. IX. 30) defined as -
“padárthábhinayam yasya lalitanca layánvitam, kurute nartaki yatra so'pi nartanakaḥ punah. lāsyam dvidhā syācсhalikam sama-rathyā-samanvitam, sutāla-caturasrābhyām yatra kartam pravartate. garbhávamarśa-rahitam sarva-vịtti-samanvitam, prabhūta-māgadhī-śaurasenikam rasa-bhāva-yuk. dvisandhīti vadanty etat uttamádhama-nāyakam bhāratyārabhaçī yuktam, kvacit syāt tasya sātrvatī. yathā vālivadhākyaśca nțsimha-vijayo yatha pūrņa-nepathya-pāțhair vā nāndī tasya vidhīyate. kvacid garbhávimarśau staḥ kvacid vịtti-catustayam kvacin nepathya-vākyā”dhyam na kadācana sūtra-dhịt evam preksanakam vidyād yathā tripura-mardanam.
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