Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c12.35

v1.c12.35

There cannot be any doubt that Daṇḍin, like Bhāmaha, must have been indebted to his predecessors; and if he does not mention any one of them by name, he gives enough evidence of his having utilised their works, including that of Bhāmaha. Daṇḍin, however, makes a general acknowledgement in i 2, and refers to the opinions of “others” and of “learned men” (e. g. i 9, 10, ii 54); while he makes no secret of his having “observed” and probably borrowed his illustrations from earlier poets, to whom reference is made in i 30,100; ii 65, 223, 225, 363, iv 7, 32, 42, 57¹. The *Hṛdayaṅgama* commentary on i 2 mentions in particular two authors, named Kāśyapa and Vararuci, whose works Daṇḍin is supposed to have utilised. These may be mythical or traditional names; but Kāśyapa is also mentioned by another admirer of Daṇḍin’s