A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s2.107
A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s2.107
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v3.c35.s2.107
In Kavikaṇṭhābharaṇa the rules for the guidance of the poets are given directly more in a pedantic style than in a witty form. [“His position is that aucitya (appropriateness) is the essence of rasa.... His method is to give an appropriate definition of each topic and also to cite an inappropriate example thereon⁵.”]