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Urmila as his spouse are also referred to.' The discomfiture of Prahasta at the hands of Nila, the fainting of Lakṣmaṇa (son of Sumitra) with the Javelin of (Meghanāda), devotion of Vibhiṣaṇa unto Rāma (Dāśarathi i.c. son of Dasaratha) etc. are reminiscent of the various legends of Rāmāyaṇa following the loss of Sītā; the return of Rama to Ayodhya in the aerial car named Puspaka also completes the story of Rāmāyaṇa in recapitulating the history of memoirs. Description of the army of Sugrīva having Nila and Angada for its sentinels again is a legend referring to the Kişkindha and Yuddha Kandas of Rāmāyaṇa."
Abhimanyu the leader of the Cakravyuha refers to the Mahabharata.' Rāvana obtaining his powers through the grace of Śiva (Nilalohita) refers to a legend of the Purāņas."
‘“वैशम्पायनशापकथाप्रक्रममिव दुर्वर्णशुकनास मनोरमम् "
- refers to the story of Kadambarī as narrated by Bāņa wherein the effect of curse showered on Vaiśampayana by Mahāśvetā led to the remorseful plight of Sukanāsa and Manorama, his sire and mother. Dhanapala has also mentioned
कौशिकीमिव रसवृत्तीनाम्
उपजातिमिव छन्दोजातीनाम्
जातिमिवालंकृतीनाम्
-Theory of Rasa.
-Prosody.
-Figures.
-Styles.
-Prasadaguna (Perspicuity)
-Sweet sayings.
- Rhetorics which also covered the domain of literature proper.
वैदर्भीमिव रीतिनाम्
प्रसत्तिमिव काव्यगुणसम्पदाम्
रसोक्तिमिव भणितीनाम्
1. TM. Vol. II p. 288, 289, Vol. III p. 74.
2. Ibid. Vol. II p. 290.
3. Ibid.
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4. Ibid.
5. Ibid. Vol. II p. 291.
6. Ibid vol. I p. 144. सुग्रीवसेनामिव स्फुरत्तारनीलाङ्गदाम् ।
7. अभिमन्युरिव चक्रव्यूहस्य सेनापति Ibid vol. II p. 206.
सुग्रीवबलमिव सलीलमारुतिगवाक्षगवयोपनीतकुपितरामावलेपम् । Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 371.
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Ibid. Vol. III p. 107.
8. दशास्यमिव नीललोहितप्रभावाप्तिश्रयम् । Ibid Vol. III p. 107.
9. Ibid. Vol. III p. 95, Vol. II p. 328.
