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SAHṚDAYALOKA
itihāsā"dy ekadeśam vā svavācā yatra paripurayet tad api anutpādyam. yathā kirātárjunīyam kavyam.
'Arjunacarita' mentioned by Namisādhu is supposed to be Anandavardhana's
creation.
In XVI. 5, 6 Rudrața says that major compositions are those that have a larger scope-vitateṣu-and therein all the four pursuits of life such as dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa are clearly treated (abhidhīyate), and the poet presents all the rasas as well as all the 'kavyasthānas'. By 'kāvyasthāna's are meant such activities as picking up of flowers, water-sports etc. accoding to Namisādhu ("kāvyasthānāni puspoccaya - jalakrīḍā"dīni bhanyate", pp. 415, ibid, on Rudrata, XVI. 5)
The minor compositions are those with a narrower canvass and they have only one of the four pursuits of life delineated in them. Again all the rasas are not there but only some of them ('a-samagrā'nekarasāḥ'), or there may be minor compositions having only one fully developped single rasa -
In major/minor compositions based on known historical theme, the poet starts narration only with a salutation, observes Namisādhu, as the theme requires no special introduction it being known to all. te meghadūtā"dayo laghavaḥ. mahāntastu śiśupālā"dayaḥ. atha anutpādyeṣu purāṇā"di-krameņa eva itivṛttanibandhaḥ, kevalam tatra kaviḥ svavāca caturvarga-rasa-kāvyasthāna-varṇanam namaskāra-pūrvakam karotīti na tadviṣaya-nibandhópadeśo jāyate.
ye punar utpādyās tatra katham nibandha ity anupadistam, na jñāyate iti tannibandha-kramo'padeśam āha. (Namisādhu, pp. 416, ibid).
Before we continue with this, it may be noted that Rudrata is careful at every juncture that a poetic creation has to be charged with rasa or rasas. This means that it has to be a successful creation causing aesthetic delight.
Actually in Kārikās XVI. 7-19 Rudrața discusses the type called Mahākāvya with 'utpadya' i.e. original theme. He says that in this variety. The poet has to give a description of a beautiful city to begin with and this has to be followed by the eulogy of the lineage of the hero, in the same -
"tatrótpādye pūrvam sannagarivaranam mahākāvye, kurvīta, tad anu tasyām nayaka-vamśa-prasamsam ca." (XVI. 7)
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