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the beauties of this Dhwani-Kavya. Again the poem is a PadyaBandha-Kavya, a Laghu-Kavya, and a Khanda-Kavya, and fulfills all the tests laid down by Sanskrit authorities in this respect. Again as the object of the story is to give moral in. struction, it is a Nidarshana-Katha according to Hemchandra as mentioned by him in his Kavyanushasanam.*
(2) The Language.-Generally the language is easy and long compounds are avoided. At places some rare words are used, but they do not obscure the sense of the sentences. The words here have their natural and simple meanings, and rarely, if at all, we have to resort to farfetched meanings. The poet has thus succeeded in rendering his poetry beautiful even in simple garb.
(3) Poetical Powers etc.-The poem contains a large variety of subjects, characters and incidents, but nowhere does the pen of the poet fail. In his descriptions, either of nature or of persons, is he equally at home, and by his rare powers of imagination and expression does he bring out the intended picture fully and clearly before our mind. As illustrations of this remark we refer the reader to the following passages:-The description of Chintamani (vs. 62-67); the letter written by the Brahmin Purandarasena to his son Sundarsena (vs. 410-424); Gunapalita's advice to his friend Sundarsena (vs. 428-445); Vikarala's advice to Malati of the various cunning devices to cheat lovers (vs. 478-736); the description of the prince Samarabhata (vs. 737-742); the conversation among the dancing girls and their paramours (vs. 811-859); the speach of Manjari's mother (vs. 862-864); and the like passages. I have drawn the reader's attention merely to the above passages as specimens, for the whole poem bears witness to the poet's art.
(4) Characterization.-Unlike those of many a Sanskrit writer, the characters of the poem are living and faithful to life; so much so that, if we imagine that some of them were real persons living in the poet's time, we shall not be far wrong. Here is another rough note of Mr. Tanasukharam:-"Aim of
• नि. सा. प्रेस edition page 339 - तिरश्चामतिरश्चां वा चष्टाभिर्यत्र कार्यमकार्य वा निश्चीयते तत्पचतन्त्रादिवत् - धूर्तविट - कुट्टनीमत - मयूर मार्जारिकादिवच्च निदर्शनम् ॥
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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