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SAHRDAYĀLOKA "a-sphuţa-sphuritam kävya-tattvam etad yathóditam, a-saknuvadbhir vyākartum
rītahaḥ sampravartitāḥ.”etad-dhvani-pravartanena nirnītam kāvya-tattvam a-sphuţa-sphuritam sad aśaknuvadbhiḥ pratipādayitum vaidarbhī, gaudī, pāñcālī ca iti rītayaḥ pravartitāḥ. rīti-laksana-vidhāyinām hi kāvya-tattvam etad a-sphuţatayā manāk sphuritam āsīd iti laksyate, tad atra sphuţatayā sampradarsitam ity anena rīti-laksanena na kiñcit.
"sabda-tattvā”śrayāḥ kāścid artha-tattva-yujóparāḥ, vsttayópi prakāśante
jñātésmin kāvya-laksane.” (Dhv. III. 47) (pp. 260, ibid) asmin vyangya-vyañjaka-bhāva-vivecana-maye kāvya-laksane jñāte sati, yāḥ kāścit prasiddhā upanāgarikā”dyāḥ śabda-tattvā”śrayā vịttayo, yāś ca arthatattvasambaddhāḥ kaiśikyā”dayas tāḥ, samyag rīti-padavīm avataranti.anyathā tu tāsām a-drstārthānāmiva vrttinām a-śraddheyatvam eva syān nā'nubhava-siddhatvam. evam sphuţatayaiva lakṣaṇīyam svarūpam asya dhvaneh."- (vịtti, pp. 260, ibid).
"Those who were unable to explain properly this essential principle of poetry as they had only a glimmer of it (and nothing more), have brought into vogue the theory of styles."- (Dhv. III. 46)
We have explained above the faundamental principle of poetry by using the term 'Dhvani.' Since only vague glimmerings of this principle were had by ancient writers, they could not explain it exhaustively and thus did they bring into vogue flashes of this very principle of poetry, we have very clearly demonstrated it in all its bearings and hence there is nothing for us to consider seriously about the theory of styles.
"Once this theory of poetry is fully understood, even the so-called “Modes” (=dictions) relating to the nature of sounds as well as to the nature of meanings, will become intelligible.” (Dhv. III. 47).
When this theory of poetry involving a discrimination of the suggested-suggester relationship is grasped, other categories like literary modes, viz. those relating to sound such as “upanāgarikā", as well as those relating to sense such as 'Kaiśiki will become quite intelligible (even in the same way as the styles). Otherwise, modes
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