Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana

by Gaurapada Dāsa | 2015 | 234,703 words

Hinduism Natyashastra Kavyashastra

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Summary: Baladeva Vidyabhusana’s Sahitya-kaumudi covers all aspects of poetical theory except the topic of dramaturgy. All the definitions of poetical concepts are taken from Mammata’s Kavya-prakasha, the most authoritative work on Sanskrit poetical rhetoric. Baladeva Vidyabhushana added the eleventh chapter, where he expounds additional ornaments from Visvanatha Kaviraja’s Sahitya-darpana and from Piyusavarsa Jayadeva’s Candraloka.

This is the full English translation of Sahitya-kaumudi including original Sanskrit text, IAST transliteration, word-to-word meaning, commentaries and notes.

Alternative titles: साहित्यकौमुदी (Sāhityakaumudī, Sahityakaumudi), साहित्य-कौमुदी (Sāhitya-kaumudī), बलदेवविद्याभूषण (Baladevavidyābhūṣaṇa), बलदेवविद्या-भूषण (Baladeva-vidyābhūṣaṇa).

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The full text of the Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

. The Bible of Sanskrit Poetics

. Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa

. Paṇḍita-rāja Jagannātha

. Definitional Verses (kārikā), Elaborations (vṛtti), and Numeration

. Source References

. The Translator (Gaurapada Dāsa)

+ Chapter 1 - The Purpose of Poetry

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+ Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)

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+ Chapter 3 - Suggestiveness Based on a Specialty

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Chapter 3b - Appendix on Tātparya (the Purport)

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+ Chapter 6 - Third-rate Poetry and Super-excellent Poetry

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+ Chapter 7 - Literary Faults

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+ Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities

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+ Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound

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+ Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning

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+ Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments

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