History of Sanskrit Poetics c7.1

c7.1

In the edition of 1923 works on *abhinaya*, music and *kāmaśāstra* were generally excluded, although in reports on the Mss, works on these subjects are often included under *alaṅkāraśāstra*. Not all works on dramaturgy have been included. The Index is principally based on Aufrecht’s *Catalogus Catalogorum*, on the first volume of the New Catalogus Catalogorum edited by Dr. Raghavan (which mentions authors and works beginning with the letter अ alone) and on the same scholar’s numerous papers on Alaṅkāra, on Dr. Harichand’s ‘Kālidāsa et L’ Art Poetique de L’ Inde’, Dr. De’s ‘History of Sanskrit Poetics’ vol. I. These works themselves except Dr. Raghavan’s, are based on other catalogues of Mss. and Reports. Hence I had in many cases to consult the original catalogues such as the I. O. (India Office) catalogue, Mitra’s Notices, the catalogue of the Mss. at the B. O. R. I. (Poona vol. XII); Govt. O. Mss. Library, Madras, vol. 22; Mss. cat. vol. VI of the Trivandrum Palace Library; Sarasvatīmahal mss. Library at Tanjore, Cat. vol. 9 and the Reports of Buhler, Bhandarkar, Peterson and others. The entries in catalogues of Mss. are often meagre and misleading. The same work often appears under different names. The word *rasa* appears in names of works on medicine as well as in works on *alaṅkāra*. The word नाट्यसूत्र in the विवादरत्नाकर (p. 477) is a mistake for लाटसूत्र (i. e. लाट्यायनश्रौतसूत्र I. 3. 19) as the quotation shows. Dr. Harichand enters नाट्यसूत्र in his list (on page 35) with a query. Instead of giving two separate lists for authors and works, one consolidated list is presented, the names of authors being put in thick type. I have probably omitted the names of a few commentators, particularly of the Kāvyaprakāśa. I have not given exhaustive references to all printed editions. Obvious abbreviations such as काव्यप्र. for काव्यप्रकाश are not mentioned here, as also those mentioned in the general list of abbreviations. The principal abbreviations employed in this index are :