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Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics
Uddyotanasūri, the author of Kuvalayamála, (a unique Campū in Prakrit), extols Hāla (and his (Gathākośa) in these words : "What is the use of composing poetry after the passing away of Hāla (who used to appreciate poetry by generous gifts) and who, like the effect of wine, made even the peasants boast of mastery over beautiful expressions (or skilful in clever conversation and love-play) ?44
The popularity of Gāhāsattasaí can also be seen from the large number of commentatries it gave rise to and the vast number of quotations from it found in. later works on Sanskrit poetics; in this context it is worth noting that Govardhanācārya modelled his Aryāsaptaśati in Sanskrit on Hāla's Găhăsattasai in Prakrit.
Anandavardhana ranks Sarvasena with Kālidāsa when he compliments him for inventing new episodes to supplement the original story and infusing it with a suitable rasa.45.
Abhinavagupta explains in his commentary Locana that he invented the episodes like those of Pārijātaharana and introduced them in his Harivijaya although they have no basis in the Itihāsa. 46
Kuntaka mentions Sarvasena next in order to Kālidāsa as a poet of the Sukumāra (graceful), popularly known as Vaidarbhī, style of composition."
Although Hemacandra assumes Sarvasena to have composed the galitakas, he, following Bhoja, mentions the view that some literary critics regarded these galitakas as interpolations made by self-styled Pandits. If that view is correct Hemacandra's criticism loses all its force. But for this single critical reference Hemacandra is, like
44) Hurg-Pari-STIU-TITAS (9.. allant u s for a कव्वेण कि पउत्थे हाले हाल-वियारे व्व ।।
- Kuvalayamālā P. 3, 11 21-22 45) इतिवृत्तवशायातां कथञ्चिद् रसाननुगुणां स्थितिं त्यक्त्वा पुन: उत्प्रेक्ष्यापि अभीष्टरसोचितकथोन्नयो विधेयः । यथाकालिदासप्रबन्धेषु, यथा च सर्वसेनविरचिते हरिविजये।
– Dhvanyāloka II, pp. 335-336 46) हरिविजये कान्तानुनयनाङ्गत्वेन पारिजातहरणादि निरूपितमितिहासेषु अदृष्टमपि ।
- Locana, P. 335 47) एवं सहजसौकुमार्यसुभगानि कालिदास-सर्वसेनादीनां काव्यानि दृश्यन्ते । तत्र सुकुमार-स्वरूपं चर्चनीयम् ।
- Vakrokti-Jivita I. 52-53, Dharwad edn. p. 66
