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___ 'काम्यं तु जायते जातु कस्यचित्प्रतिभावतः ' भामह १-५ Altogether then, there are three schools holding different views as regards the cause of poetry: --
(1) sfahi or genius is the sole cause of poetryहेमचन्द्र and भामह belong to this school.
(2) Tam thinks that though fahr is the sole cause of poetry, it can be acquired even by profound learning and study.
(3) AFAS holds that (sau) genius along with cleverness and practice is the cause of poetry.
दण्डी in his काव्यादर्श has anticipated मम्मट in holding that the combination of प्रतिभा, व्युत्पत्ति and अभ्यास is the root of cause of poetry. नैसर्गिकी च प्रतिभा श्रुतं च बहु निर्मलम् । अमन्दश्चाभियोगोऽस्याः कारणं काव्यसंपदः ।
राजशेखर who says “व्युत्पत्तिप्रतिभे इति यायावरीयः" agrees with AFAZ in holding both deep observation and genius as essential for poetry.
sfahi according to an is of two kinds:-- (1) Natural and (2) Conditional or depending for its birth on external causes. Out of these kinds the first is:
5th सूत्रः-सहजा (natural) प्रतिभा manifests itself when the obstacles which impede its course are totally removed; and when future obstacles are nipped in the bud or removed beforehand. The sun is a selfluminous celestial body, but when clouds screen its light, it can not shine; when, however, the clouds and other such obstacles are removed, the sun shines with its native lustre; similarly, when the obstacles (such as maraton-one that obstructs knowledge and others) are totally removed and when there is no further possibility of any obstruction, the native genius manifests itself. There is no necessity of any charms
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