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title of two are similar to those in the work of Deveśvara :
काव्यकल्पलतावृत्ति कविकल्पलता
१. शब्दस्तबकः
२. शब्दप्रतानः ४. अर्थप्रतानः
४. अर्थस्तबकः
१.२
१.३
Again, in the 22 Kusumas or sub-titles of Deveśvara, some ten are similar to those in Amara's work : काव्यकल्पलतावृत्ति
कविकल्पलता १.२ छन्दोऽभ्यासः
१.१ १.३ सामान्यशब्दाः १.५ वर्ण्य-र्णस्थितिः २.३ अनुप्रासाख्यः सः
१.४ ३.३ उद्दिष्टवर्णनम् ४.२ वॉर्थोत्पत्तिः वर्ण्यवर्णन ४.५ प्रकीर्णक:-कम् ४.६ संख्याख्यः-ख्या २.१ रूढयौगिकमिश्राख्यः श्राः ३.४ अद्भुतविधि:-तम् ३.५ चित्रप्रपञ्चः-चित्रम् ४.७ समस्याक्रमः-स्योः
४.७
४.३
Many Kārikās, illustrations or parts thereof in Amara are repeated, very often verbatim by Deveśvara. In some, a large number of these in Amara are repeated in Deveśvara. To illustrate -
From 4.7 of Amara, atleast 30 verses or parts thereof are repeated in 47 of Deveśvara.
From 1.5 of Amara, atleast 43 verses or parts thereof are repeated in 1.3 of Devesvara.
In all others there are glaring repetitions though their number is small. This inspires De to state that --
".... it closely follows, in its treatment of subjects and general arrangement, Arisimha's and Amaracandra's work; and it is not difficult to show that he copies wholesale from the text of his predecessors. He borrows literally most of the rules
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