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will not result in the moral that one should act like the ideal hero and not like the anti-hero or villain. Any Violation of these general norms regarding the characters terminates in perversion of character (Prakrtivyatyaya).
In regard to the forms of addressing the different characters in a composition, several forms are fixed in Poetics. To corroborate his statement, Hemachandra cites the view of Rudrata (K.A. VI. 19-20) who lays down these rules of address and that same view has inspired our author.
Propriety in Poetry
In this way, we are told, having regard to propriety in respect of place, time age, class, etc., and the dresses and behaviour of characters, one must write poetry. For Propriety is the essence of Art. 110
Interestingly, Hemachandra elaborates on the idea of perversion of character being a fault in the Viveka Commentary. He has reproduced large chunks of texts - mainly from the Kayvamimänsä of Rājasekhara who has given a long description of this subject. It seems Hemachandra found much meterial readily available on this subject and as such he has quoted extracts from this text (K.M. IX)
Thus, in connection with prakrtivyatyaya, Hemachandra quotes passages from the ninth chapter of the Kavyamímānsā of Rajasekhara. Rājasekhara deals with 'Arthavyāpti' in this Chapter, and begins the chapter by setting afoot a discussion on the question whether Kavyārtha or the theme of poetry is threefold or sevenfold. While Drauhini asserts, it is threefold, Yāyāvariya or Rajasekhara himself declares that it is sevenfold. This sevenfold classification has been adopted by Hemachandra in the gloss and it is explained and illustrated in the Viveka with the help of passages and verse taken over from the Kävyāmīmāṁsā (K.M. IX). In connection with propriety of Desa, Kāla or Time, place etc., he again cites passages from the Kavyamīmānsā. Thus from page 173 to page 176 and pages
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