Prasadaguna, Prasādaguṇa, Prasada-guna: 1 definition
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Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studyPrasādaguṇa (प्रसादगुण) or simply Prasāda refers to the “quality of elegance” and represents one of the different Guṇas (‘qualities’) employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.— Bhāmaha describes prasādaguṇa as comprehension of the sense even by the womenfolk and children. Vāmana’s prasādaguṇa as a verbal excellence is the laxity of structure and as an ideal guṇa; it is clearness of meaning brought about by the avoidance of superfluity. [... see prasāda]
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
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Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Guṇas, Vṛttis and Rīti < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 4.3c - Prasāda Guṇa (Lucidity) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 4.3 - Delineation of Guṇa in the Mālatīmāhava (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 3c - Guṇa (3): Prasāda < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 1 - Rīti or the style < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Bhishma Charitra (by Kartik Pandya)