Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c5.43

v1.c5.43

³ In Kauṭilya’s *Artha-śāstra* there is a chapter devoted to the procedure of writing *śāsanas*, where mention is made of *arthakrama*, *paripūrṇatā*, *mādhurya*, *audārya*, and *spaṣṭatva* as excellences which should be attained. These do not correspond to the *guṇas* defined in earlier Alaṃkāra-works, but perhaps represent the common-sense view of the matter.