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'Classification of Poetry' (Criticism Oriented)
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etc., laid down by other writers on poetics: "yadi va vṛttīnām bharataprasiddhānām kaiśiky ādī, kāvyálankarántara-prasiddhānām upanāgarikā"dyānām vā, yad anaucityam, a-viṣaye nibandhanam, tad api, rasa-bhanga-hetuḥ." (vṛtti, Dhv. III. 19) The delineation of these vṛttis at places where it is not appropriate also causes impediment to rasa.
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Indecorum in respects counted above, or such others as imagined afresh by other critics, also have to be avoided by poets, keeping focussed on the central theme of rasa-delineation "evam eṣām rasa-virodhinām anyeṣām ca anayā diśā svayam utprekṣitānām parihāre satkavibhir avahitair bhavitavyam." (vṛtti, Dhv. III. 19)
Good poets, suggests A., have to be centrally focussed in steering clear of these impediments to sentiment, and also of similar other hindrances imagined afresh by them. The following verses, sum up the points, observes Ā. :
"mukhyā vyāpāra-viṣayāḥ sukavīnām rasā❞dayaḥ, teṣām nibandhane bhāvyam taiḥ, sadaiva a-pramādibhiḥ. nīrasas tu prabandho yaḥ sópaśabdo mahān kaveḥ, sa tena a-kavir eva syāt anyena a-smṛta-lakṣaṇaḥ. pūrve viśṛnkhala-giraḥ kavayaḥ prāpta-kirtayaḥ, tan samāśritya na tyājyā nītir eṣā manīṣiņā. vālmiki-vyāsa-mukhyāś ca ye prakhyātā kavīśvarāḥ, tad-abhiprāya-bāhyóyam
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na'smābhir darśito nayaḥ." - iti.
"Sentiments etc., are the most important ends for the activity of poets; hence poets should always be very attentive in delineating them.
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A work, devoid of sentiment, is the the most unpardonable solecism on the part of the poet. It will brand him as a poetaster, with nothing but oblivion in store for him.
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