Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v1.c65.s5.2

v1.c65.s5.2

The author is described as a descendant of Varadaguru of Śrīvatsa-gotra, and a resident of Bhūtapurī or Śrīperumbūdūr. The verses are taken copiously from several well-known rhetorical works, e.g. Mammaṭa, the *Bhāva-prakāśa* etc. The author states his indebtedness to the *Rasārṇava-sudhākara* of Siṅgabhūpāla; hence he should be placed later than the middle of the 14th century. The topics dealt with are *prabandha-bheda*, *nāṭya*, *nṛtya*, *vastu*, *sandhi*, *nāyaka-lakṣaṇa*, *rūpaka* and *kāvya-lakṣaṇa*.