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V. M. Kulkarni
"Byen a stupid man can learn the fastra - philosophy from the teachings of his teacher. But poetry is only given to the person who has imaginative (or creative) genius - pratibha and that only once in a while."
Another well-kaowa verse, probably from Bhattatauta's Kavyakautuka, now lost, clearly distinguishes between sastra and kāvya, Philosophy and Poetry :
द्वे वर्मनी गिरां देव्याः, शास्त्रं च कविकर्म च ।
प्रशोपज्ञ तयोराद्य, प्रतिभोद्भवमन्तिमम् ॥ “There are two paths of th: goddess of speech : 012 is the sāstra (philosophy) and the other is kavikarma (poetry). The first of the.e arises from intellectual ability (prajña) and the second from genius (pratibhā).
He (Bhattatauta) also refers to the twofold gift of the poet, of seeing visions of striking beauty (dar Sana) and of communicating to others through appropriate laog sage the visions he sees. Rudrata defines fakti which is synonymous with Pratibhā as follows :
मनसि सदा सुसमाधिनि विस्फुरणमनेकधाभिधेयस्य । अक्लिष्टानि पदानि च विभान्ति यस्यामसौ शक्तिः ।।
Kāvyālamkāra 1.15
"Śakti is that whereby in a mind, that is free from distractions, subjects of description always flash and words that are perspicuous shine forth."
Rajasekhara defines pratibhā as :
या शब्दग्राममर्थसार्थमलंकारतन्त्रमुक्तिमार्गमन्यदपि तथाविधमधिहृदयं प्रतिभासयति सा gfahr!
"Pratibha is that which causes to appear in the mind (of the poet) appropriate words, meanings or ideas, alamkāras, diction and style(uktimärga) and other similar things as well." He divides pratibhā into two kinds : Creative (kārayitri - that with which poets are gifted) and apprecitative (bhāvayitri - which belongs to sahşdayas, sensitive and sympathetic critics or readers)
Abhinavagupta quotes the following definition of pratibhā :
प्रतिमा अपूर्ववस्तुनिर्माणक्षमा प्रज्ञा ।
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