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

THIRD ADHYĀYA 143

Rājaśekhara, not only shows that no rule of grammar (Pāṇini 4-1-151), is violated in the derivation of the word Kāvyapuruṣa (the son of Kavi) but also proves the propriety of using the famous name of S'ukra as Kavi (see. नामलिङ्गानुशासन. 1-3-25). *[ll. 23-24. या दुग्धाऽपि न दुग्धेव found in some MSS. of दमयन्तीचम्पू of त्रिविक्रम as मङ्गलश्लोक]. l. 25. तत्पूर्वकम्=after repeating this verse composed by Uśanas. ततः प्रभृति । After this event Uśanas is called Kavi because of his paternal affection towards the young Kāvyapuruṣa and also because he himself composed a verse या दुग्धापि न दुग्धेव etc. l. 26. तदुपचारात् । Due to the secondary capacity of the words (लक्षणा). Poets are called Kavīs because they are also engaged in the composition of verses as Uśanas or Kavi did in olden days.

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l. 1. कवृ वर्णे । Pāṇinīyas take the word वर्ण here to represent colour and derive words such as कर्बुर, कबरी etc. from this root कवृ. The word Kavi is generally derived by them from the root कुङ् शब्दे; इकार being added in accordance with the Uṇādi rule अच इः (4-138). Ujjvaladatta in his Uṇādisūtravṛtti derives the word Kavi from the roots कु वर्णे or कु शब्दे (sec. 4-138). But the Dhātupāṭha of Pāṇini reads two roots कुङ् and कु and states शब्द only as their meaning. Rājaśekhara, however, seems to derive the word Kavi from the root कवृ वर्णे which is not possible according to the Uṇādi rule अच इः and seems to take the word वर्ण to mean वर्णन or description. Following the derivation of Ujjvaladatta on 4-138 of Uṇādisūtra, the reading कवृ वर्णे may be changed here as कुङ् वर्णे. l. 2. भक्त्या । भक्ति is the secondary capacity of the word called the लक्षणा or गौणी. The word Kāvya signifies poetry through the primary capacity known as शक्ति aud Sārasvateya through the secondary capacity (लक्षणा) as he is the personification of poetry. l. 4. वाल्मीकिः । Vālmīki also is brought here by Rājaśekhara to play his role because the epithet of Kavi applies to both S'ukra and Vālmīki (कविर्वाल्मीकिशुक्रयोः-मेदिनी) and particularly to Vālmīki as he is designated by all poets as the आदिकवि.