Kavyanushasana Critical Study

Author(s): A N Upadhye
Publisher: A N Upadhye

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Since the word Adi (etc.) in Padapādādi in the gloss serves to include Padaikadesopajivana and Uktyupajivana, the last two minor varieties. Hemachandra also illustrates them in the Țikā, (pp. 16-18).
Looking more closely at the illustration of all these varieties, one by one, we find that the verses 40 and 41 illustrate the Padopajivana variety (described as 'Ślistasyaśliştapadena haraņam' in the Kavyamimāṁsā) with paranomastic words such as Kirāta, Silimukha, Paläsa, Kesari etc. occuring in both. In point of truth, the author of the second verse (41) borrows the words silimukha and Kirāta from the first verse (40). (Incidentally, the last verse is cited by kşemendra in his Kavikanthābharana). The borrowing of sentences, or lines (Pādopajivana) is illustrated by two verses (42, 43), the first one from Amaru (173) and the second one from Kșemendra's Kavikanthābharana. in both these illustrations we find, apart from words like Gantavyam, that the last whole line is common to both. This is called Vyastārthaprayoga in the Kāvyamimāṁsā (151). The next two verses (44 and 45) illustrate the minor variety of borrowing two lines. Here we have at least two whole lines common to both the verses. The next two verses (46 and 47) have three lines in common. Now as Rajasekhara points out "Pāda evänyathatrakaranaṁ nasvikaraṇam pādonaharanameva" and quotes Aranye Nirjane etc. This type of borrowing of three lines means you are changing only one line. According to Rajasekhara, this is not adoption or adaptation, but stealing
whole verse less one line : in the verse (Nāradasmriti 2.30) under reference, there were four lines, but the apprentice or plagiarist removes just one line from the second half and his own line to complete the verse so as to call the verse as his own ! Fortunately for us (and unfortunately for the poetaster) the plagiarist cannot copy the whole verse without laying himself open to the charge of blatant, complete and indefensible theft of the first order.
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