Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v2.c79.63

v2.c79.63

38 The implication of *adbhuta rasa* in this excellence, and the characteristic that it deals with *divya-bhāva* indicate a certain *utkarṣavān dharmaḥ*, causing wonder, such as Dandin's *udāra* would contain. See the illustration of this *guṇa* given by Hemacandra p. 199. The inclusion of the x. *kānti* = loveliness, which delights the ear and the mind, or which is realised by the meaning conveyed by graceful gestures (*līlādi*³⁹).