A History of Sanskrit Literature c4.5

c4.5

II. The Origin and Development of Kāvya Literature . . 39
1. The Sources of the Kāvya . . . . 39
2. The Testimony of the Rāmāyaṇa . . . 42
3. The Evidence of Patañjali and Piṅgala . . . 45
4. Kāvya in Inscriptions . . . . . 48
5. The Kāmasūtra and the Poet's Milieu . . . 51 III. Açvaghoṣa and Early Buddhist Kāvya . . . 55
1. Açvaghoṣa's Works . . . . . 55
2. Açvaghoṣa's Style and Language . . . 59
3. The Avadānas . . . . . . 64
4. Ārya Çūra and later Poetry . . . . 67 IV. Kālidāsa and the Guptas . . . . . 74
1. The Guptas and the Brahmin Revival . . . 74
2. Hariṣeṇa and Vatsabhaṭṭi . . . . 77