Dasharupaka 1.6

1.6

ānandanisyandiṣu rūpakeṣu
vyutpattimātraṃ phalamalpabuddhiḥ /
yo'pītihāsādivadāha sādhus
tasmai namaḥ svāduparāṅmukhāya //

‘As for any simple man of little intelligence who says that from dramas, which distil joy, the gain is knowledge only, as in the case of history (itihāsa) and the like—homage to him, for he has averted his face from what is delightful!’