Sambodhi 1994 Vol 19

Author(s): Jitendra B Shah, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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VIŚVANĀTHA'S KĀVYAPRAKĀŠADARPAŅA (VII - X) & SĀHITYADARPAŅA
Jagruti S. Pandya
Viśvanātha the author of Sahityadarpana (S.D.) is a wellknown poetist. He also wrote a commentary called Kavyaprakāśadarpaņa (K.P.D.) on the Kāvayprakāśa (K.P.) of Mammața, after completing the S.D. He has mentioned S.D. several times in this comm. for detailed discussion. Not only that, but many a time we get close resemblance with S.D. in it, from of sentences and half-sentences and also in form of ideas. Here an attempt is made to compare the two works critically.
This attempt is limited to some portion only as already mentioned in the title. We have used the Ed. of K.P.D. published from Allahabad in 1979, edited by Dr. Goparaju Rama. But this new Ed. of K.P.D. has too many misprints.
Viśvanātha has quoted his S.D. by name at ten places in the comm. on the last four ullāsas of the K.P. We have placed similar or parallel portions against one another to suggest their close resemblance.
We should also mention that the names of both the works are also very significant. S.D. is a work concerned with criticism of literature as a whole with all its forms, while K.P.D. is only a comm. on the K.P. of Mammata. The word '
gut' which is common to both the titles indicates the faithful representation of its matter.
The comparision between K.P.D. and S.D. could be noted as below:
1
K.P.D. ulläsa VII - p.99 on K.P. VII.53-54 :
....यत व तु (यदुक्तं) पादान्ते लघोरपि गुरुता उक्ता तत्सर्वत्र द्वितीयचतुर्थ पादविषयं genairface gafa chiara da (Fachfra T 9)..... .
Compare the vștti on S.D.VII.5-8, pp.402-3 :
यत्पादान्ते लघोरपि गुरुभाव उक्तस्तत्सर्वत्र द्वितीय चतुर्थपादविषयम् । प्रथमतृतीयपादविषयं तु वसन्ततिलकादेरेव।