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Introduction
(c) some matter that was left out by him or that did not strike to his mind then, needed to be added and incorporated.
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Amara Candra composed the second Vṛtti Parimala' to fulfil these three principal needs. Thus, the Vṛtti' and 'Parimala' are composed by the same author. One more purpose fulfilled by the 'Parimala' is to give many more elaborate illustrations, rules of grammar and other sastras in order to make his doctrines. stand on firm ground. Incidentally he also picks up this opportunity to exhibit his all-sided knowledge, the knowledge of all śāstras in particular.
We have noted earlier that Amara Candra asks his readers of the 'Vṛtti' to refer to his 'Parimala' atleast at three places. To cite one of the three remarks, he states at the end of 1.5, i. e., quffed that
एतत् श्लोको तभावान् वर्ण्यानां विशेषान्तराणि कविसमयोदाहरणानि मत्कृतकाव्यकल्पलतापरिमलात्
ज्ञेयानि ।
This raises one question. Did the author compose the Vṛtti' and Parimala' at the same time? The care with which he composes the Vrtti and systematises the sutras and the care with which he illustrates the doctrines and systematises further the sutras and Vṛtti in the 'Parimala', show that in all probability the abovementioned remarks are added later in the Vṛtti'. It is also possible that the 'Parimala' immediately followed the Vṛtti' or even that the later part of the Vṛtti' and former part of the 'Parimala' might have been written at the same time.
It was much later that Subhavijayagani (17th century V. S.) added yet another Vrtti, 'Makaranda' The Vrtti is entitled काव्यकल्पलता - मकरन्दवृत्ति but the Vetti further elaborates the Vṛtti' of Amara Candra at a few places. The author has, however, no pretensions of writing anything on the 'Parimala' of which he is very much enamoured 12. This is clear from the fact that he refers to it, in all respects, at 4 places in the 'Makaranda'. To cite one such reference, he states -
सर्वच्छन्दसां सिद्ध्यर्थमेकाक्षरादिकाः सामान्यशब्दाः परिमलान्मन्तव्याः ।
Thus, his humble claim is only to supplement the Parimala'. He seems to feel that even after the 'Parimala' is written as a f: there is some scope. to add a few points and many more illustrations, as also several words to the different lists, both in the 'Vṛtti' and the Parimala', which will ultimately strengthen the two Vṛttis of Amara Candra. He also quotes some more doctrines of Vyakarana and some other Śāstras.
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