काव्यमीमांसा (महाकवि राजशेखर - कवि-रहस्य एवं देश-विभाग सटीक)

126 EXPLANATORY NOTES The whole of the Nāṭyaśāstra of Bharata explains only these 11 principles one after another in 36 chapters.

1. 12. रसाधिकारिकम्। The section dealing with the Rasādhikāra or the explanation of Rasas is attributed to Nandikeśvara. Nandikeśvara is reputed to be the chief follower of Mahādeva and as one of the earliest writers of Kāmaśāstra in 1000 chapters. Cf. वात्स्यायन 1. 1. 8. 'महादेवानुचरश्च नन्दी सहस्रेणाध्यायानां पृथक्कामसूत्रं प्रोवाच'। This work of Nandī is said to have been summarised by many writers such as, औद्दालकि, श्वेतकेतु, बाभ्रव्य, पाञ्चाल and वात्स्यायन. Here the word Rasa indicates only the S'ṛṅgārarasa and not others namely, Vīra, Karuṇa, etc, which are recognized as Rasas only in Nāṭya. Because the Nāṭyarasas or the emotions produced on the audience while witnessing a drama, and explained by Bharata in the Nāṭyaśāstra, form the subject matter of the previous Adhikaraṇa रूपकनिरूपणीयम् of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā. The actual Karuṇa, Vīra, Bībhatsa, etc. cannot be called Rasas or enjoy- ments as persons having these emotions do not get any enjoyment whatsoever. But when these Rasas Karuṇa etc. are enacted by skilful actors with histrionics on the stage, the corresponding emo- tions of the audience are roused in the form of joy and therefore may be called as Nāṭyarasas. According to this explanation, S'ṛṅgāra alone is the Rasa par excellence, and this is treated of by Nandikeśvara in this section. Regarding the authorship of Nan- dikes'vara, to a work dealing with S'ṛṅgāra, the commentator on Vātsyāyana (1. 1. 8) records a tradition which runs as follows:— “दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रमुमया सह सुरतसुखमनुभवति महादेवे वासगृहद्वारगतो नन्दी कामसूत्रं प्रोवाच”.
2. 12. दोषाधिकरणम्। The chapter in which Doṣas or blemishes in poetry are treated of is attributed to Dhiṣaṇa or Bṛhaspati. It is quite appropriate to attribute this chapter of Doṣa to Dhiṣaṇa not only because the intelligence of a very high order is required to find out the Doṣas but also because the word धिषण is suitable to the scheme of Anuprāsa adopted by the author. All writers on poetics beginning from Bharata to Mammaṭa excepting Udbhaṭa have dealt with the Doṣas in poetry in their respective treatises. *[1. 13. औपनिषदिकं कुचमारः cf. “कुचमार औपनिषदिकम् (काम. सू. 1-1-17). Thus it appears that Suvarṇanābha and Kucamāra wrote both on poetics and on erotics.]
3. 13. औपनिषदिकम्। This is a new chapter in the history of