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Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c28.7

Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c28.7

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v1.c28.7

It is difficult to determine what relation Mahimabhatta bore to Śaṅkuka’s who was also, like Mahimacriticises an anumāna-theory which tries to explain the concept of dhvani by means of inference. No chronological conclusion can be based on this; for Ānandavardhana also refers to a similar theory long before Mahimabhatta wrote.