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Kavyakalpalatāvṛitti
must cultivate व्युत्पत्ति and अभ्यास as Mammata states () and श्रुतं च बहुनिर्मलं and अमन्द 3 as Dandin lays down. () Along with these two and even for the sublimation of the f of the poet, come the thorough grasp of the topics dealt with by Amara Candra, and this is the poet's training and equipment in his profession. Even though most of the best of our Acaryas have not dealt in details with these problems, this part of criticism is also important13. It is mainly the credit of Jaina writers on poetics in general and Amara Candra Yati in particular, that this part of criticism developed.
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काव्यकल्पलतावृत्ति
The whole Vrtti is written by Amara Candra. He also knows it as काव्यकल्पलता and काव्यकल्पलताकविशिक्षा. When he states -
विमृश्य वाड्मयं ज्योति - रमरेण यतीन्दुना ।
काव्यकल्पलताख्येयं कविशिक्षा प्रतन्यते ॥
In the second verse of the Vṛtti, he very humbly submits that he explains and analyses the Kārilās, so that this can guide poets to quick poetic composition
व्याख्यास्यते त्वरितकाव्यकृतेऽत्र सूत्रम् ।
In the last stanzas of the Vṛtti and the colophon to 4.7, we have the following information about Amara Candra Yati.
(i) He belongs to Vayada Gaccha and is a pupil of Śri Jinadatta Sūri.
(ii) He claims that the Vṛtti composed by him is approved by the learned. (iii) He claims these titles for himself - श्वेताम्बरमौलिरत्न; श्रीवीरतीर्थंकरप्रह्वात्मा; महाकवि पण्डित
The very first fact to be noted is that in the Vṛtti, explanations and analysis are not
balanced.
Stabakas with no comments :
1.5 (79 Kārikās) and 2.2 (53 Kārikās)14
Stabakas with little comments
2.3 (104 Kärilās) - Here we get comments only on sutras 173 and 174, while the other 102 Kārilās remain uncommented upon.
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