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The aim of poetry has been explained above. Now comes the definition of poetry: -
Sutra II:-Poetry consists of “words and sense, both combined, which are free from faults, are full of excellences; and have in them figures of speech. The word, 7 in the past signifies that poetry is possible, sometimes, even in the absence of a figure of speech.
Thus we see that 7* in his definition of poetry literally follows At. In Sanskrit poetics the definition of poetry forms a veritable battle-ground. With utmost subtlety and hair-splitting distinctions, every rhetorician has come forward to justify his own definition of poetry and to reject the definitions of others. To us, however, three definitions of poetry appear note. worthy. The first is that of AFTE who defines poetry as 'aqatat razret Agaatha gazeifa'. This has been almost literally accepted by our author.
Another definition of poetry, as given by fa 14 in his faciet, is equally noteworthy. It is “4171 TAREHE 761&27" A sentence full of sentiment ( 7 ) is poetry.
The third definition of poetry as given by Fiata in his time runs thus--." Tauitaristaqiq#:784:8104Ą ”. All these definitions, in reality, do not differ as regards the main features of poetry which are: (1) words and sense constitute poetry. (2) The sense must have a charm about it.
That the charm is of the highest kind when it is born of some 7 ( sentiment ) is admitted by #FAZ as well as FIATT, though they have not said so explicity. fagaren has given a supreme place to ta in a pronounced manner. All, however, agree in accepting a poem,
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