Kalplata Vivek

Author(s): Murari Lal Nagar, Harishankar Shastry
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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but as Satrakara.1 In view of the accepted convention of writers on Sanskrit scientific works, it is not probable that Kalpalata contained both the Sutras and the Karikas. It had either the one or the other. Therefore, the above references to the Sutras have to be reconciled with those to the Farikas. We have noted above that all except one of these references to suras are actually to Karikas which have been called Sutras on account of their sutra-like brevity. If the Sutra from Vamana is merely a quotation either in Kalpalata or Pallava we may conclude that like Sarasvatikanthabharana, Kalpalata contained Karikas some original and some culled from works of other writers. We have reason to suspect that Kalpalata contained much more than mere Karikas. There are several references which indicate that Kalpalata contained, if brief, explanations, comments and discussions. The following remarks corroborate this surmise : (a) "This thing will be elaborated (vitatya vaksyate) in Kalpalata (Viveka P. 1, 1. 10). (b) "As the word "Kytya' has another meaning (arthantara) which is inauspicious, it is not explained (vyakhyatah ) in Kalpalata as a word evoking inauspicious seose." (ibid P. 10, I. 10) (c) "And this will be elaborated in the treatment of Sasandeba".5 (ibid P. 14, 1. 14). (d) "And this has been specified in view of the varieties and subvarieties in Kalpalata as well as in Dandi (ibid P. 189, 1. 13). The above remarks obviously indicate that Kalpalata contained explanations etc. which were necessarily terse. These discussions were probably borrowed from Vyttis on earlier works on Poetics? like Vamana's vytti on K. LS, Anandavardhana's 1. तत्र सूत्रकृदुदाहरणान्यग्रे प्रदर्शयिष्यते / सम्प्रतिवृत्तिकृदेव विनेयविशेषव्युत्पत्त्यर्थम् &c. I Viveka P. 280, 1, 21. 2. cf. The following definition of Karika : अल्पाभिधानेनार्थो यः समासेनोच्यते बुधैः / ga: arg fagna fritasigaferat | N. S. VI 12. 3. T araf ETH Faarui ... faat aega | Viveka P. 1, 1. 10. 4. अत्र कृत्याशब्दोऽशस्तार्थान्तर इति अशस्तार्थस्मारकत्वेन न व्याख्यातः कल्पलतायाम् / ( ibid P. 10, 1. 12 ). 5. pag a Facica Pegaari faafaza I (ibid P. 14, 1. 14). 6. Tag #9# 39gt # arai fogla 7 gfqata I (ibid P. 189, 1. 13). 7. Most of these have been traced to their respective sources in the survey of the contents of Viveka (infra).