A History of Sanskrit Literature c22.s2.11

c22.s2.11

While it can hardly be said that Somadeva complies with the principle laid down in such late works as the *Sāhityadarpaṇa*,¹ that verse should be used for passages where sentiment is to be prominently expressed (*sarasaṁ vastu*), since he often employs it without much impressment, it is certain that he is a poet of taste and good sense. His defence of critics against ignorance of poetry because they are not composers is: