Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c30.36

v1.c30.36

The source of this tradition is probably the unquestioned reverence paid to the sage Bharata, but it may also be due to the fact that Mammaṭa himself has made a considerable use of Bharata’s kārikās. Thus Bharata vi 15, 17-21 = Mammaṭa iv 6-11. Mammaṭa, however has also made a similar use of kārikās and illustrative verses of many of his predecessors. Thus the kārikā in Mammaṭa vii 10 (karṇāvatamsādi-pade) appears as a saṃgraha-śloka in Vāmana’s vṛtti on II. 2. 19; while the definition of the figure ākṣepa in Mammaṭa x 20 is taken from Bhāmaha ii 67a and 68a, or Udbhaṭa ii 2a and 3a as found quoted in Abhinava’s Locana p. 36. Again, Mammaṭa iv 1 and 3 are clearly paraphrases from the Dhvanyāloka ii 1 and 3. Mammaṭa also makes a large use of Rudraṭa’s illustrations.