Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c55.s2.6

v1.c55.s2.6

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*).