Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c49.1

v1.c49.1

Kavicandra, described as the son of Kavikarṇapūra and Kausalyā, and father of Kavibhūṣaṇa and Kavivallabha, is perhaps the same as the poet quoted in the anthology called the *Padyāvalī*². He wrote, among other works, a *Kāvya-candrikā* in 16 *prakāśas* dealing with (1) kāvyalakṣaṇa (2) śabda-śakti (3) rasa (4) bhāva (5) rasabheda (6) rasābhāsa (7) kāvya-bheda (8) pramāṇanirūpaṇa (9) rīti (10) guṇa (11) śabdālaṃkāra (12)