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

SEVENTH ADHYĀYA 175 तद्विरोधिनी। ओजस् is the Guṇa opposed to the प्रसाद, and it is defined by Daṇḍin as समासभूयस्त्वम्. While reading this kind of poetry the intonation should be of the तार variety. ll. 9–12. In these two verses an account has been given of good and bad forms of reading. *[l. 15. यथा व्याघ्री हरेत् found in Pāṇini's and Yājñavalkya's S'ikṣās;] ll. 25–28. From here onwards Rājaśekhara gives the different methods employed for reading the Kāvya by men belonging to different countries of India. The people who reside in the countries east of Benares, read Sanskrit well but their reading of Prākṛta is very bad. *[l. 27. ब्रह्मन् विज्ञापयामि quoted in सरस्वतीकण्ठाभरण 2-14. ब्रह्मन्नित्यादिना निन्दार्थानुवादेन गौडेषु प्राकृतानौचित्यं राजशेखरेण व्यञ्जितम् ॥ रत्नेश्वर । ] Page. 34. ll. 1–2. Here also the reading of the Gauḍas meets with unfavourable criticism as it does not conform to any of the rules of reading. The reading पाठ: is suggested here instead of पाठी owing to the nature of the adjectives नातिस्पष्ट: etc.; the word बाडब is to be taken here to mean something belonging to a Brāhmaṇa. ll. 3–4. Karṇāṭas are criticized here as they are always fond of using the letter ‘ṭa’ everywhere without paying any attention to the Rasa or Rīti or Guṇa in the poetry they read. ll. 5–6. काव्यमना:=knowing that it is poetry. The reading of the Drāviḍas is said to be always accompanied with music whether they read poetry or prose or Campū. *[l. 7. पठन्ति लटभं cf. शृण्वन्ति लटभं लाटाः प्राकृतं संस्कृतद्विषः । अपभ्रंशेन तुष्यन्ति स्वेन नान्येन गुर्जराः ॥ सरस्वतीकण्ठाभरण. II. 13. cf. यद्योनिः किल संस्कृतस्य सुदृशां जिह्वासु यन्मोदते यत्र श्रोत्रपथावतारिणि कटुर्भाषाक्षराणां रसः । गद्यं चूर्णपदं रतिपतेस्तत्प्राकृतं यद्वच- स्तौल्लांतौल्लिलिताङ्गि पश्य नुदती दृष्टेर्निमेषव्रतम् ॥ Ibid. II. 16. गौडाद्याः संस्कृतस्थाः परिचितरुचयः प्राकृते लाटदेश्याः सापभ्रंशप्रयोगाः सकलमरुभुवष्टक्कभादानकाश्च ।