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

148 EXPLANATORY NOTES of distinct classes of Rīti such as Gauḍīyā and Vaidarbhī; while Daṇḍin in his work established the relative superiority of the Vaidarbhī style over that of the Gauḍī. To these two, Vāmana added a third, the Pāñcālī, and Rudraṭa a fourth, the Lāṭīyā. Thus four Rītis were acknowledged by critics in the period when Rājaśekhara flourished; but he recognized only three Rītis after omitting the Lāṭīyā. This fact he again mentions on p. 10, l. 5. Page 10. l. 2. For the complete description of the Cakravartikṣetra, see p. 92 of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā. l. 3. Beyond the Cakravartikṣetra, there are the lands called Harivarṣa and Kimpuruṣavarṣa which are the abodes of divine beings. l. 5. तिस्रः। Rudraṭa who flourished before Rājaśekhara and who is often quoted in this work, had acknowledged four Rītis including the Lāṭīyā in his Kāvyālaṅkāra (2. 4-6.). The reason why Rājaśekhara did not recognise the fourth Rīti is already mentioned. पुरस्तात् । Rītis are proposed to be treated of in the third Adhi- karaṇa 'Rītinirṇaya' as enumerated on the first page of the Kāvya- mīmāṁsā. This statement also clearly shows that Rājaśekhara wanted to complete this work in eighteen Adhikaraṇas. For the three Rītis see p. 31. l. 6. of the Kāvyamīmāṁsā.

• [ l. 6. वत्सगुल्मम् । cf. अभूतां दाक्षिणात्यस्य द्विजातेः सोमशर्मणः । वत्सगुल्माभिधौ पुत्रौ...... ॥ (बृहत्कथामञ्जरी. 1. 3. 4.) ] दक्षिणापथे सोदर्यौ राजपुत्रौ वत्सगुल्मौ । ताभ्यामध्यासितो देशो वत्सगुल्मक इति प्रतीतः । ( Jayamangalā on Kāmasūtra 5. 6. 36. ) (?) ] l. 6. वत्सगुल्मम् । Rājaśekhara thinks that Vatsagulma is a city in the country of Vidarbha. This Vatsagulma may be identified with the Vaṁśagulma which is situated near the source or first fall of the river Narmadā. Cf. Mahābhārata, Vana. cha. 83. 9. But Vātsyāyana in his Kāmasūtra (5. 6.) mentions Vatsagulma and Vidarbha as two distinct countries. Cf. प्रेष्याभिः सह तद्देशाच्चागरकपुत्रान् प्रवेशयन्ति वात्सगुल्मकानाम् । ३५ । स्वैरेव पुत्रैरन्तःपुराणि कामचारैर्जननीवर्जमुपभुज्यन्ते वैदर्भकाणाम् । ३६ । This Vatsagulma of Kāmasūtra may represent the kingdom of Udayana Vatsarāja.