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Dr. Raghavan's Critical Review :
Dr. V. Raghavan has attempted a critical resume of this portion and offered comments in his survey of the concept of Guna in a historical perspective. He writes : "In Chapter IV of his Kāvyānušāsana, Hemachandra deals with Guņas. He follows Anandavardhana and accepts only three Guņas, and these, as Rasadharmas. He briefly states in his Vịtti that Guņas are not five or ten but only three. He takes up this bit of his Vịtti and elaborately states in his commentary the ten Guņas of Śabda and Artha according to Bharata, Dandin and Vāmana. Mangala's view is also referred to in the course of his discussion. The style of the passage here resembles that of Rājasekhara in his Kāvyamimāṁsā. Firstly Bharata's view is given with the words 'Iti Bharath'. Then others' refutations follow. The results are summarised then and there. The names of the several authors on Guna are referred to then and there, Iti Vāmaniyāḥ'- and so on 14 8
"Coming now to the commentary of Hemachandra on his own text, we have already referred to the discussion about the ten Gunas in it which, we suggested, Hemachandra took from Rājasekhara. In these discussions, sometimes Dandin is presented as refuting Vāmana. It is anachronistic but the whole discussion contains Pūrvapaksas and Khandnas fashioned in an imaginative manner. None of the ancients refuted definitely others' views on Gunas. Mangala is first cited as criticising Bharata's idea of Ojas. But Mangala's idea of Ojas is not given, and Dandin is next referred to as refuting Bharata's Mangala and Vāmana are next quoted as refuting Dandin's idea of Ojas. From here we may take it that Mangala took Ojas as Gāəhatva, like Vāmana. Mangala is no more quoted. The names occurring in the rest of the text are only Vāmana, Dandin and Bharata. To the author's criticisms of one another, the text adds its own criticism. The line of criticism seen in Mammața is followed. Certain things are shown to be no Guņa at all, being Vaicitrya or Vaidagdhya of a very general nature; certain others as Alamkāras etc., and certain others are dismissed as absence of flaws.
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