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PARUL K MANKAD
SAMBODHI
His 'Parimala'-though a great auto-commentary has partly come to the light There, in the Stabakas 2-3 (104 kārıkās)—we find the comments only on sūtras 173 and 174, in 24 - The comments on 8 kārıkās vig - 12, 13, 14, 21, 31,34, 4 1-47 Amaracandrayatı is said to have written another auto-commentary called Manjari, but unfortunately it is lost to us Dr Betai has taken great pains in editing and in giving in his notes a critical and comparative estimate about 'Parimala', 'Makaranda', and other works of kavuśiksā He has given a brief account about the work and has succeeded in it to some extent There are a few mistakes of proof reading, for intance the word "kārikā" (printed as kärılā on p 9-10) The comparison reveals the detailed study of the Sanskrit Poetics on the part of the editor But it is rather strange why Dr Betai fails to mention the Alamkāracıntămanı of Ajitasenācārya (from Digambara sect-A. D 15th) while companng KKLV with other works of the kind It may be noted that this work has been greatly influenced by Amaracandra's work; eg vide the Varnyavıśayāh of Mahākāvya both in the Alamkāracintamani, pp 6-15 and in the KKLV 1-5 45-78)
This work is divided into four broad groups known as Pratana (=chapters) and they are subdivided into stabakas (1) Chandasıddhi- pratäna has five stabakas-Anustupaśāsanam, Chando'bhyāsa, Sāmānyaśabdä, Väda and Varnyasthith (113 kārkās) (2) Śabdasıddha-pratāna has four stabakas (1) Rudhi-Yaugrkamıśrākhyah (2) Yaugikanāmamālākhyah (3) Anuprāsākhyah and (4) Lāksanıkākhyh (206 kärikās) [3] Ślesasiddhipratāna has (1) Vyutpädanam (2) Sarvavarnanam (3) Uddistavarnama (4) Adbhutavidhih and (5) Citraprapanchah--five stabakas (consists 189 kärikäs) [4] fourth and last Arthasiddhi-pratāna-has seven stabakas-(1) Alankārābhyāsah (2) Vrhyopasthith (3) Akārārthopasthitih (4) Krtyarthopasthith (5) Prakırnakah (6) Samkhyāsamkhyah and (7) Samasyäkramah (consists....290 kärikäs) Naturally, without knowing Chanda, Ślesa, Alamakaras of Sabda and Artha's a poet can never write his poetry, rather he should not Amaracandra has taught the would be poets as to how they may become famous, and attain the status of great poet (= Mahākav) First of all a poet must have wisdom (pratibhā) Then, with the help of scholarship (vyutpattı) and training (abhyāsa), gradually he can be a master in the field of poetry Dr Betai has narrated in detail about the Parimala commentary, scholarship of
