Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c55.s9.2

v1.c55.s9.2

This work, which breaks off with the sixth *prakāśa*, deals with (1) *kāvya-svarūpā* (2) *paribhāṣā* (3) *kāvya-lakṣaṇa-bheda* (4) *kalikōtkalikādi* (5) *udāharaṇa-bheda* and (6) *nāyikā*. The author is described as the son of Āyamaprabhu and brother of Mitarāja, who was the minister of Śingaya Mādhava of Recarla family. The work cites *Sāhitya-cūḍāmaṇi* (of Bhaṭṭa Gopāla?). Another work, apparently in 4 *paricchedas*, also called *Lakṣaṇa-dīpikā* (consisting of *kārikā* and *vṛtti*) is attributed in the same Catalogue (no. 12952, extract) to Gauranārya, but the author is here described as the son of Ayyalu-mantrin, brother of *amātya* Potama. They may be identical. The latter work cites the *Alaṃkāra-saṃgraha*, *Kavi-kaṇṭha-pāśa*, *Camatkāra-candrikā* (see above p. 243fn.), *Sāhitya-candrōdaya* and *Sāhitya-ratnākara* (of Dharma Sūri?). The *Kavi-kaṇṭha-pāśa*, of which two MSS (without the name of the author) are noticed in *Madras Cat.* 12802-03, appears to be a treatise (said to be based on Piṅgala’s work) on the characteristics of a poet’s personal appearance and qualities, on the effect of the initial words of a poem, on the auspicious day for beginning a composition and so forth.