History of Sanskrit Poetics c5.s1.10

c5.s1.10

344. 18, 13 respectively) are almost the same as those of the काव्यादर्श (II. 66, 221, 323, 199, 304, I. 93 respectively). Besides these, there are many phrases and half verses that occur in both works, e. g.—पद्यं चतुष्पदी तच्च वृत्तं जातिरिति त्रिधा (अग्नि. 336. 21 and काव्या. I. 11); सा विधा नौस्तितीर्षूणां गम्भीरं काव्यसागरम् (अग्नि. 336. 23 and काव्या. I. 12); अग्नि. 336. 29 and काव्या. I. 16; अग्नि. 336. 25 and काव्या. I. 15. It has not been possible to point out (except in two instances, viz. काव्या. II. 226, the well known verse लिम्पतीव &c. and 276 अथ या मम. &c.) that Daṇḍin borrows his definitions or even examples from others. Daṇḍin belongs, as will be shown later on, to the latter half of 7th century. So the अग्निपुराण, if it borrows from the काव्यादर्श, must be later than this date.