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Kavyalankara 3.53

Kāvyālaṅkāra 3.53

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Sanskrit

3.53

bhāvikatvamiti prāhuḥ prabandhaviṣayaṃ guṇam
pratyakṣā iva dṛśyante yatrārthā bhūtabhāvinaḥ //

They speak of vivid representation (bhāvikatva) as a poetic quality belonging to the entire composition,
wherein past and future things are seen as if right before one's eyes.

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