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

THIRD ADHYĀYA 145 l. 10. By introducing here this verse and the story of Vālmīki, Rājaśekhara reminds us of a similar narrative found in the beginning of the Rāmāyaṇa. It is said there that Brahman induced Sarasvatī to bless Vālmīki with poetical skill. After obtaining her blessings Vālmīki began his compositions, and this verse मा निषाद etc. was his first metrical composition. Cf. मच्छन्दादेव ते ब्रह्मन् प्रवृत्तेयं सरस्वती । रामस्य चरितं कृत्स्नं कुरु त्वमृषिसत्तम ॥ Rāmāyaṇa 1. 2. 31. As Rājaśekhara wanted to trace the earliest history of metrical composition in this chapter, it is but natural that he should bring Vālmīki's composition after that of Kāvyapuruṣa and S'ukra. According to Rājaśekhara, therefore, the first Kavi or author of metrical composition is Kāvyapuruṣa ; the second is S'ukra who brought up Kāvyapuruṣa in his hermitage and composed a verse ; while the third is Vālmīki who led Sarasvatī to the place of her son and began composing verses. l. 21. कुमारः। Kārtikeya the son of Gaurī was a friend of Kāvyapuruṣa and he felt very uncomfortable when the latter made an attempt to run away. l. 23. नान्यत्। In this connection, the verse occurring in this work on page 66, is noteworthy :— दृष्ट्वाऽप्येनं छेदमुत्पाद्य रज्वा यन्तुर्वाचं मन्यमानस्तृणाय । गच्छन्नग्रे नागराजः करिण्या प्रेम्णा तुल्यं बन्धनं नास्ति जन्तोः ॥ l. 25. अनुवर्तस्वैनं निवर्तय च। Sāhityavidyā is the realisation of the connections that exist between the S'abda and the Artha. By this statement, Rājaśekhara wants to convey that Sāhityavidyā alone is able to revive the creative faculty in poets even when poetry is extinct. l. 26. काव्यविद्यास्नातकाः। Kāvyavidyāsnātakas are those who after studying the Kāvyavidyā begin to compose poems. Pages. 8-9. *[ Read तत्राभियुञ्जाना तमौमेयी यं वेषं यथेष्टमसेविष्ट स तत्रत्याभिः स्त्रीभिरन्वक्रियत। सा प्रवृत्तिरौड्रमागधी etc. This portion seems to have been based on भरतनाट्यशास्त्र chapter. 13. cf. चतुर्विधा प्रवृत्तिश्च प्रोक्ता नाट्यप्रयोक्तृभिः। आवन्ती दाक्षिणात्या च पाञ्चाली चौड्रमागधी ॥ १९