Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c55.s2: 2. Ajitasenācārya Or Ajitasena-Deva Yatīśvara
Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c55.s2
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2. Ajitasenācārya Or Ajitasena-Deva Yatīśvara
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a. *Alaṃkāra-cintāmaṇi
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(Ed. by Padmarāja Paṇḍita in the *Kāvyāmbudhi* 1893-94. MS in Rice 304: cf Aufrecht i 6a, iii 2a).
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b. *Śṛṅgāra-mañjarī
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(Aufrecht i 661; *SgS* ii pp. 83, 231 extract; *Madras Cat.* 12956-57).
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The author was the Jaina priest of Cāmuṇḍarāya, minister of the Gaṅga king Rācamalla, and flourished in the latter part of the 10th century. He was the teacher of Nāgavarman, a Kanarese poet, who lived under the protection of Rakkasa Gaṅga, younger brother of Rācamalla. Ajita also wrote *Cintāmaṇi-prakāśikā* on Yakṣavarman’s *Cintāmaṇi*, which is itself a commentary on Śakaṭāyana’s *Śabdānuśāsana*. See Rice p. 308.
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The *Śṛṅgāra-mañjarī* was written at the instance of a Jaina prince of the lunar race, named Rāya or Kāmirāya, for his instruction. It consists of three chapters and 128 stanzas, dealing with (1) *pada-doṣa* (viz., *alakṣaṇa*, *śrutikaṭu*, *vyāghātārtha*, *anarthaka*, *aprasiddha*, *neyārtha*, *grāmya* and *asammata*) which ends with a discussion of the *vṛttis*, (2) the ten *guṇas* of Vāmana and (3) *arthālaṃkāras* (viz. *upamā*, *rūpaka*, *jāti*, *bhrāntimān*, *hetu*, *saṃśaya*, *prativastūpamā*, *ākṣepa*, *dṛṣṭānta* and *tulyayogitā*).
Linked texts (4)
- Aṣṭādhyāyī — Pāṇini, Sanskrit
- Śṛṅgāramañjari — Tāḷḷapāka Annamācārya, Telugu
- Chintāmaṇi
- Alaṅkāracūḍāmaṇi — Ajitasena, Sanskrit